Budget? What Budget?

  Before the kids were born, Jen and I worked hard to live our lives on a budget. We were literally on a budget each month where we documented where every cent was going. It was something Jen introduced to me in our first few weeks of marriage, and it paid off both financially and …

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Dayspring Mother’s Day Sale + 30% Coupon Code

Have you started thinking about Mother’s Day yet?  It’s just around the corner and I have something that might help your gift search! My friends at Dayspring are offering a special 30% coupon code on twelve of their best selling gifts for our readers. Here are four of my favorites. {Hint, Hint! – if you’re …

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Questions and Answers about Buying a 1/4 of a Cow {Take THAT Pink Slime}

The internet has has been exploding over the "pink slime" beef found at a local grocery store near you. Many grocery stores have been quick to respond to this PR train wreck, and government officials have been reporting on how “safe” it is for consumption. {Here’s a list of pink slime free grocery stores. } …

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5 Hot Amazon Deals for 3/9/12

I love passing along not only deals but great products that have significance in our lives. There are FIVE of those worth sharing on Amazon.com today: 1. Organized Simplicity  – If you’ve been reading 4tunate for very long, I know you’ve heard me tout about this book.  I began re-reading it last night. So much …

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Fun for a Buck: Watercolor Alphabet Letters

We are staying home for preschool this year…We’re taking a pretty relaxed/informal approach to learning kindergarten skills. I figure they have their entire lives to do worksheets and homework, right? Instead we’ve been taking our own “field trips”, and doing other hands on learning activities.  Every now and then we throw in a worksheet to …

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Call Me Cheap.

I don’t often blog about deals, because there’s a bajillion blogs out there that do it so much better, and because I like to keep 4tunate more about our life with multiples and all that goes with it.  However, you all know that being frugal is the only way we stay afloat around here, and …

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Square Foot Gardening: How to Plant Seeds {Video}

This past week we completed Round #2 of Planting in our Square Foot Vegetable Garden. Our Round #1 of lettuce, peas, carrots, spinach, and onions are off to a great start. Thankfully, the rain held off for just long enough to plant the rest of the seeds and starters. I’ve been such a lazy gardener …

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Sponsor Spotlight: Savings Multiplied – Shopping for Multiples Simplified

I’m thankful to host a handful of sponsors on 4tunate who support our community.  I like to highlight these individuals and companies to show off their hard work and creative talents!  Today I’m happy to introduce you to Savings Multiplied, a multiples-focused online auction site and community. Their goal is to “make the process for …

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