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- Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his future son-in-law's father is a free-wheeling international spy.
- Melanie and Kevin have a combined income of about $80,000 annually, largely from Kevin's job as a plumber. Melanie, who is an independent cosmetics salesperson, is primarily mom to infant Rozlyn, with a second unplanned child on the way. They went from having no debt when they first got together to currently having $42,000 in consumer debt. They fight over money, most of it over Kevin's spending on cigarettes, and his new expensive and not totally paid off gas-guzzling truck, which he does not need. The stress of the fights is negatively affecting their marriage, Melanie who responds by some therapeutic shopping of her own. Their young marriage is on the verge of collapse because of these issues. Gail has to get Kevin specifically to get rid of his two big money holes, namely the truck, and the smoking, the latter which she tries to impress that the money instead could have been going toward a house down payment. Melanie's individual task is to determine her actual income which she does not know, and how much she will be bringing in in maternity benefits. Gail also has to get them both to: increase their income, especially Kevin as plumbers should be earning upwards of $30,000 more than he currently is; plan for the upcoming baby and how they are going to pay for those costs; and learn how to communicate effectively so that they are working together to overcome their problems. The entire process could be derailed by hot-tempered Kevin, who admits he does not respond well to criticism.
- Leanne and Adam are a registered nurse and truck maintenance contractor respectively who earn a combined income of just over $100,000 annually. They have two infants at home, with Leanne's oldest son off to college. Leanne admits to being a shopaholic, buying herself a $700 ring to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. She belongs to several groups who hold shopping parties for niche items, such as for her scrapbooking. She largely hides the stuff she buys from Adam, and when she does eventually show Adam, feigns that she has had them forever. Leanne also handles the household finances, hiding the bills and thus the actual problems from Adam. They previously went to credit counseling which led to consolidation of $86,000 of their consumer debt into their mortgage. Adam, who feels Leanne should have more power in their relationship because she earns four times his income (a belief that Leanne fosters), has turned to religion to deal with the troubles. In total, they have about $140,000 worth of consumer debt on top of their mortgage. As a life lesson, Gail has them learn how to prepare healthier meals on a cash and time budget compared to the fast food they largely lived on. Leanne has to host a party of a different kind, while Kevin takes more control of the household finances. And they have to show that they are more open about what they are doing individually in their lives as those things do affect them as a couple.