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Personal finance-related blog posts told with real-world, first-hand experience from two hard-working, hard-hustling millennial super savers.

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How To Properly Dispute A Medical Bill & Save Some Money (+ Billing Dispute Sample Letter)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

With my pregnancy, my husband and I have never felt more familiar to our insurance and medical billing partners. My thankfulness is still an all-time high of course, but insurance is an annoyance on ...

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6 Investing Mistakes You Probably Should Avoid (Or Don’t, I’m Not Your Momma)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Before reading, just keep in mind this disclaimer: “Don't you know opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one and most of them stink.”I have been dealing with some skin allergies for the past ...

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When Income Doesn’t Require Working Anymore

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

A good daydream for normal people involves winning the lottery or scoring a lifetime pass to the Maldives. Good, normal thoughts. Mine used to be daydreaming that I was the only person left in ...

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How Much Money Does Our Brand of Frugality Save? (Spoiler: $56,000+/Year)

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I’ve honestly wondered about how much our frugal living saved. Let's do the whole math breakdown and find out!Our brand of frugality is pretty typical (to a little extra strength) in the accumulation ...

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Everything ‘Married…With Children’ Did That Kept Them Poor

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Does anyone remember that show Married...With Children? I use to watch old reruns of Married...With Children on FOX even though it was a little before my time.I didn’t always get the jokes back then ...

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Frugality is a Lifestyle That You Might Be Doing Wrong

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Frugal isn't just an activity or an adjective!But frugal living just doesn’t sound as cool as being an all-black turtleneck wearing minimalist...nor is frugality marketed to the masses with much ...

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Getting a Grip in our Household Finances

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Hiya kids,I have a guest post from Kris. I enjoyed reading his My Financial Mistake series so this is kind of like the summary chapter after his financial mistakes. He will go over with you guys how ...

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17 Part-Time Jobs with Good Health Insurance and Benefits

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

~Over a nice quiet dinner out with my husband we discussed the trending post-retirement topics inside our home this week. Financial independence city contenders for our desired lifestyle was one ...

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How To Afford $800 Shoes When You’re $100k in Debt

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

This post was written in aggravation at 3 AM by yours truly.There are barrels of good people out there under a mountain of usurious debt north of six figures. You could argue until the cattle turn ...

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How It Feels To Resent Someone For Being Spoiled

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Disclaimer: This post probably makes me sound like a bad person.How would you like to:*Run a profitable, successful, totally set up business for free?*Free college and job placement with all the right ...

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