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“Help Me With Money!” – 7 Practical Budgets For People Bad With Money

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

"Help me with money!" - Ask and you shall receive:There are two types of people in the world when it comes to budgeting: the ones who are good on it, and the ones who are very bad at it. In actuality, ...

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Sankey Visualization With Our Money Flowchart

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Sankey VisualizationI call it Mr. Sankey because if you are familiar with Mr. Hankey from South Park (a piece of doo doo) that’s what this graph reminds me of. Our Sankey is the ugliest one out of ...

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18 Money Mistakes To Avoid For Debt-Free Living

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Bad debt can be notoriously hard to get out from under. Debt can bury you 6 feet under and it's totally legal after you signed on that dotted line to cover that payment.Getting out of debt can be a ...

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Unstable Income? 13 Kick-Ass Tips To Stick To Your Budget

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Just imagine the condition of freelancers, salespeople, businessmen, and self-employed people. All of them have an irregular or fluctuating income. Still, they’re managing their budgets like a pro. ...

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Don’t (Nicolas) Cage Yourself In Financially

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Before I’m accused of writing this lifestyle inflation post specifically to deliver you this celebrity pun - (I did) - I just want to say the timing of this post couldn’t have come at a better time ...

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Reverse Budgeting vs Traditional Budgeting

By Jared

This post was brought to you by my hubby. I spent the entire afternoon cooking Ethiopian food so he kindly offered to write-up his thoughts about reverse budgeting. Is reverse budgeting the ...

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Debt and Depression – Why I’m Proud To Be A Grown Up Tattletale

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I've tried writing this piece in my head for days. (Warning: this entry is about debt, depression, and suicide.) I remembered something that happened to me that I never told anyone. I never even told ...

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David or Goliath? Reducing Big Expenses VS Small Expenses

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Mrs. Picky Pincher is the money-saving maven and blogger at Picky Pinchers. She writes about living the good life while paying off $250,000 of debt. (Editor Note: She's a spunky cutie blogger and has ...

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Making Our Epileptic Rainbow Unicorn Themed Financial Map

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

I'm not trying to come off as a hipster but I made this financial map for Apathy Ends long before it started rolling. When I first joined the personal finance community in late March, I connected with ...

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Tips for Battling High-Interest Debt and Other Debt that Won’t Go Away

By Lily | The Frugal Gene

Debt is a bad baby. Stubborn, high-interest debt is probably one of the worst demons to fight. I've spoken about how to overcome credit card addiction but Josh, our guest writer today will be ...

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