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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Lessons Learned from The Season of Unemployment

When Brad and I walked through the first shocking days of unemployment, we weren’t sure what our plan of action would be.  We needed to find something quickly, as our savings was not enough to sustain us for a long haul of job searching. However, our options seemed so few with our family situation and …

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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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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 7}

As Brad concludes this series on becoming a work at home dad today, you can find the six other parts of this series here: Part 1 From Job Security to Insecurity Part 2 Unemployed Dad of Quadruplets Part 3 Trusting the Lord in Uncertainties Part 4 The Beginnings of a Business Part 5 Game Over? …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 6}

This series of Brad’s journey from unemployment to entrepreneurship is coming to a close soon {yet our adventure in owning/operating a home business continues}, so if you’re behind here’s where you can catch up… Part 1 From Job Security to Insecurity Part 2 Unemployed Dad of Quadruplets Part 3 Trusting the Lord in Uncertainties Part …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 5}

To read Brad’s journey of unemployment to entrepreneur from the beginning start here… Part 1 From Job Security to Insecurity Part 2 Unemployed Dad of Quadruplets Part 3 Trusting the Lord in Uncertainties Part 4 The Beginnings of a Business Then it finally happened, I got a call from a large engineering company in town …

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The Road to Becoming a Work at Home Dad {Part 4}

Brad has been sharing his personal journey of unemployment to at home entrepreneur. We know many of you have faced or are currently facing financial uncertainties, and we hope this can be a personal testimony of God’s faithfulness through these trials.  Part 1 From Job Security to Insecurity Part 2 Unemployed Dad of Quadruplets Part …

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