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

October 29, 2019 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  10 Comments

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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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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Everything Else, Health & Wellness, Personal Finance, Save Money

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

August 28, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  47 Comments

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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 …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Featured Articles, Personal Finance, Storytime

Getting a Grip in our Household Finances

August 3, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  12 Comments

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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 …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Guest Post, Personal Finance

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

June 27, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  35 Comments

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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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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Frugal Living, Personal Finance, Save Money, Shopping, Storytime

Master List of Budget Categories + FREE Google Budget Download – Version 2

May 30, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  40 Comments

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Budgets should be free. Like fresh air, choice of religion, and water cups at the food court. - Me We have been using our old Google Docs spreadsheet for over a year now and slowly improved some of …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Downloadable Freebies, Featured Articles, Personal Finance

Saving Money For College Does More Than Pay Tuition #FinHealthMatters

April 25, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  37 Comments

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The Teen Years Saving your own money for college does a lot more than just paying the tuition. Spending your own money teaches you about the value of money, provides a safety net, and gives you a …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Children, Personal Finance, Save Money, Storytime

Is Not Having Financial Literacy An Excuse For Being Broke? – Read & Take Our Poll

April 10, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  32 Comments

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A majority of Americans are financially illiterate. That means if you offered them an 8.56% interest rate on a used car, most of them wouldn't know enough be able to scream and run away ASAP. Is …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Featured Articles, Personal Finance

How Soapy is Geoarbitraging in China

April 3, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  44 Comments

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You know what they say: there's more than one way to skin a cat! (No one says this. Who says this? Why is this a saying.) It's a gross way of saying there's more than one way to reach your goal. …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Frugal Living, Personal Finance, Save Money, Vacation

11 Punchable Financial Crimes According to Me

March 1, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  42 Comments

I believe most people are good by their default switch. Although I cannot argue the validity of that in particular, it is a subgenre of philosophy that people much smarter than me argued over for …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Featured Articles, Personal Finance, Storytime

Why You Still Need An Emergency Fund While In Debt

January 28, 2018 //  by Lily | The Frugal Gene//  22 Comments

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I write these for my Soapy and all the Soapys we have in our own lives. You can read part of Soapy’s briefing here: Soaps is one of my best friends. She is a remarkable person and a free-spirited, …

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Category: Budget & Debt Management, Everything Else, Personal Finance, Save Money

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