We all know that Israel is expensive! Here you’ll find ways to save, important announcements, and frugal food ideas. (Please note: ALL posts may contain affiliate links)
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Gotta make Shabbat, but I'm still not quite back to my normal self. Everyone else seems to have more or less recovered from being sick, but it's taking me a little longer to kick it. But I will kick it, just give me an extra week or two. It's one of those really annoying things - I am unlucky enough to have asthma and it has major repurcussions - like when I get sick, I get sicker than people who don't have asthma (or only have mild asthma), and I think it's so unfair. I guess that's why the medical establishment says that people like me have a higher risk of complications from regular illnesses. I find it completely frustrating and totally unfair.
AND, they seem to have a summer deal going on right now!
Sale section!
offers free worldwide shipping, and with 20% off your order, it's DEFINITELY a good time to check if they have the books on YOUR list!
or more than one. These are VERY hard to find in Israel. Israelis file things in labeled binders on shelves, so if you are partial to your old filing system, bring the cabinet and all the hanging file folders and manilla folders you can fill it with!
ant bait
pheromone traps
in bulk (but not if you'll be near a place that sells it cheap, like in Yerushalyim) NOTE: this is now available almost everywhere in Israel. I'm leaving it here as a reminder that at first sometimes it's hard to source items on your own, so be sure to ask your new friends and neighbors (or me) for help!
of course
, or down blankets 
are great!) - like good stainless steel baking pans, pots, mixing bowls
(large capacity is great if you can find one. A good one will keep your water hot from before candle lighting thru Shabbat morning for coffee, and you won't need to run an electrical appliance for hours and hours!)
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(cheap sponges are abundantly available here, but "good" ones are hard to find)
like tote bags, picnic bags, and lunch bags (reusable) - I'm always walking around with my insulated tote bag! So helpful when running errands on a warm (or hot) day! items like travel coffee cups and thermos bottles 
, bought on sale, or at garage sales, thrift shops, etc, bought on sale, or at garage sales, thrift shops, etc toys, bought on sale, or at garage sales, thrift shops, etc toys, bought on sale, or at garage sales, thrift shops, etc to store your things
and cloth napkins are good deals when you can find a sale, so if you see some for a great price, those are good stock up items, and make great gifts here, too. 
that meet airline regulations (I found these awesome duffle bags that weigh just one pound
and are EXACTLY the right size!)
for one of your pieces of luggage (you will be so happy to have it, whether it's while you are waiting for a fridge to be delivered or when you are going on a tiyul, or just for getting ice cream home from the supermarket in summer, trust me!) or a Tablet (I have found both very useful)  |
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