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Woo, $3 Million: Lessons Learned, Early Retirement, Family Expense Report

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Note 1: I don't think I get a happy, accomplished buzz of writing net worth reports anymore so this is an isolated update! I do feel our "accumulation" is over - we don't side hustle much anymore. ...

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My Scary ER Trip Was The Best Christmas Gift I’ve Ever Got

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I debated if "scary" was a necessary descriptor before the words "emergency room trip" because I'm under the assumption that the vast majority of ER trips are scary.Talk about ending the year with a ...

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How My Hubby and I Got Together (+ Random Teen Pics of Us)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

When I was a teenager I had a vision of the man that I wanted to marry.He had to be tall, he had to be smart, he had to be decently good-looking, kind, and he had to come from a good family.(No one ...

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Free Film for the Weekend – Rich House, Poor House (UK)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

This is my second "free film for the weekend" where I share with you guys on Friday an interesting documentary or show I encountered so you can watch too.For those without any social lives (yay), you ...

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Crap Teenage Jobs Are A Neccessity – Take It From A Person Who Couldn’t Have One

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

In school, my father was always the slowest one in the pack. He was also the slowest one of his siblings. Unlike him, most of his siblings grew up to become college professors and learned men.He ...

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What To Do When You Cut The Dog’s Claws Too Short (At Home Remedies)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

My husband said I was overreacting after cutting my dog's claws too short and it wouldn't stop bleeding. I mean, I did basically cripple my one and only dog daughter so........no, I’m not ...

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Yes, Comfort Is Bad and Here’s How To Fix It

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

It's probably weird if someone said, "wow, my life is great right now so I need to do something to change it asap" but that's basically what I'm getting at. Sounds counter-intuitive right?Several ...

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Is FinCon *Really* Worth Going To? (Review of FinCon 2018)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

We are an online community based on conscious spending and finding the best value so every newbie out there is going to be asking themselves this question at one point or another..."Should I go to ...

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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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2 Different Ways in Approaching a Fulfilling Life (Asian Style)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Heyo! After a week in sunny, humid Orlando weather...I'm back to living and loving the cold, dark Pacific Northwest weather. It's good to be home!!!I'll finish my FinCon trip write up later and some ...

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