New Year’$ Resolutions: Making Goals That Make Cents

Can you believe 2014 is just countdown hours away?  A new year is upon us, and it’s a perfect time to reflect on 2013 and make goals for 2014.  We often make fitness goals, personal goals, even spiritual goals, but often neglect looking at the thing that keeps the world going around. MONEY.  What financial …

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25 Ways to Have a Financially Responsible Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving behind us, the stores are in full out competition for your dollars – flashing lights, bonus bucks, “free” gifts, and gimmicks galore! The temptation is to spend in the moment, go out to eat more, and treat ourselves to something well outside of our budgets. Without a plan, things can quickly get out …

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Quads + Unemployment: When Our Financial Security Collapsed

The Storm Before The Storm When we found out we were expecting quadruplets in August of 2006 we thought their care would be the biggest financial hardship we would ever face as a couple. The estimated hospital bills for my high-risk care, as well as extended intensive care for four preemie babies, were quoted to …

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30 Cheap Date Ideas for Married Couples

So we’ve talked about the reasons to keep dating your spouse, and why we haven’t given up on pursuing our relationship…now for some CHEAP ideas to keep things fresh. When Brad and I get the opportunity to enjoy some time out of the house or a night in while the boys are sleeping, we keep …

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Awesome Amazon Kid’s DVD Deals $5 and Under

I don’t usually pass on deals this frequently on 4tunate, but these are too good not to share! {And I’ve had several request to keep passing these along!} These will make perfect stocking stuffers, or buy some and save them back for birthday party gifts! Why rent when you can BUY these for around the …

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Halloween 2012: When Duct Tape And The Dollar Store Collide

Around here we go all out on Halloween Group Costumes.  Something about having quadruplets brings it out…it’s a challenge of sorts, a rite of embarrassment, a neighborhood tradition. First there were our Hallow Weiners in 2007… Then we went with the cute herd of giraffes in 2008…   The EPIC Monkeys Jumping on the Bed …

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