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Remember Date Night This Weekend!
If you haven’t already, shelve the chores and home projects for a few hours this weekend and plan to do something fun with your spouse. Date nights don’t have to be expensive or take a lot of time, but they do wonders towards helping you build a strong and lasting marriage.
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Let's Hear it for Frugal Husbands!
Having the support people in our lives understand and get on board with our frugal movement is key. It makes everything easier to have the same thinking about spending less and saving more with your spouse (or other support person).
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My Empty Frugal House
Today’s Frugal Friday is not a tip, exactly… at least it’s not a method of frugality I would recommend to anyone. This morning my husband left on a 2 week business trip. We have never been apart for longer than 2 days, and this is very difficult for us both and the kids. Plus, our daughter has gone to her other home (custody) for 3 weeks – she also left this morning. It’s just me and the baby in the house, alone, for 2 weeks. My husband’s work has sent him to a remote village. He’ll be staying in a dorm room, as far as we know. His room and…
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Date Night Rescue: How to Make Time for Quick Dates!
Make Room for Quick Dates Every married couple with children knows that your relationship with each other changes once you have kids. The definition and rules of your relationship change, and it is different for each couple. Your alone time is limited and may be filled with different activities than before you had kids. The important thing to remember is that your marriage is not about children, it is about the two of you! Marriage and family are two independent things that just happen to go together. Your family includes your children, and it needs a strong center. Mom and Dad are the center of the family, the strong core,…
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Yes, I Bring My Husband His Slippers
Is doing nice things for your spouse really wrong? Does it mean that you are their servant or slave, that you are beneath them? Is it belittling for a woman or man to show love through doing nice things? Of course not!