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Hubby Didn’t Get a Promotion (…did the world end?)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Planes torpedoed down from the once untarnished crystal blue skies.This now unholy planet shattered open and began oozing out the same crimson blood I held in my veins.Suddenly, as if ‘A Clockwork ...

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14 Inexpensive Wedding Ring Alternatives For Nontraditional Couples

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

The older I get and the more I learn about the world and other humans...the more convinced that there must be something wrong with me.Like I still think paying back debt, saving money, and taking ...

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That Time Ms. Frugal Asian Made Me Cry

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Hahahahaha hi! Welcome to another marriage post...I don't even like writing about marriage...I don't have much to say. Everything is groovy here (warning: this is a pointless post.)But every time Ms. ...

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My Husband “Bakes The Cakes” and I “Make The Steaks”

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I write about marriage occasionally when I come up with something good while being handcuffed to Mr. Hippo. I proposed this post idea to hubby yesterday morning and he granted a ...

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7 Long Term Bonding Things We Do As Newlyweds (To Ward Off Divorce)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

“Ah. Passion, puppy love, promise...” I had an outing on Sunday with my friend Valerie and I gushed on and on about my husband (he stayed at home to diligently do taxes like a good boy.) Valerie ...

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The Gray Area of Making Financial Decisions In a Marriage

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Balancing money and marriage is hard work. I think hubby and I have it figured out together pretty good. Even so, no marriage is airtight when it comes to money and squabbles. When we got married, we ...

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Our Marriage Audit – Do We Fight Too Much?

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I got this idea to document and analyze the arguments my husband and I have occasionally. I'm aware of how deeper issues could be toxic to marriages, especially newer marriages like ours. It was more ...

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My Stressed Husband (The Fight That Made Me A Better Wife)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Mr. Breadwinner's Burden...My husband grew angry and threw his phone at me.It felt like a punch in the gut.It didn’t hurt much but the surprise felt like a slap in the face.My husband is a sweetheart; ...

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I’m on the Family Payroll Now? (Should You Accept Money From In-Laws?)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

The anniversary of when I squeezed out of my mom rolled around and somehow on paper, I'm more than a quarter of a century old. Black magic.Someone just ends it all right now, it's all downhill from ...

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