Family Budget

Ahead of the new school year, family grocery expenses tend to rise. We analyzed the cost of a basket of essential school lunch items across various supermarket chains to determine where shoppers can save the most.

Ahead of the Tishrei holidays, the National Insurance Institute is preparing to transfer monthly child allowances. Funds will be deposited into Israeli family accounts on September 20, 2026.

August is a month when children hear the word "money" most often. Another ice cream, another outing, or a purchase before school. But what do they really know about the finances behind these things?

Asaf tried to be a carpenter but realized his passion is in cooking and today he works at a pizzeria. May teaches English mainly via Zoom and simultaneously acts in children's plays. They live in Tel Aviv, and to survive the cost of living in the city, they host friends at their home instead of going out to restaurants and compare prices online. "I will fast before I go into the red." The Tzurieli...

They see us buying, debating, saving, and sometimes giving in to temptation. At Poalim Junior City, children experienced managing money themselves, and while they worked and earned, we asked parents what financial habits they hope to pass on to the next generation.

A dense convergence of three massive expenses at the end of the summer creates an unprecedented cash flow gap of tens of thousands of shekels beyond the monthly income, pushing the middle class into a dangerous spiral.

The average monthly expenditure of a household in Israel is 18,088 shekels, but a family with two children in the center can exceed 25 thousand.

Private kindergartens crossing the 10,000-shekel threshold, strollers priced like a used car, and the long-deflated “million shekels” myth: raising children in Israel in 2026 is an economic task that squeezes the middle class. A look at the numbers behind parenting—and why parents struggle to keep their heads above water, from the first diaper to the day of release from IDF service.