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		<title>100 Ways To Show Your Love For Free</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/02/08/109280_100-ways-to-show-your-love-for-free.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Strain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[showing love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine gifts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[what is love]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I hate Valentine&#8217;s Day. It&#8217;s not because I&#8217;m not a romantic. I am (but don&#8217;t tell anyone). I hate it because it&#8217;s a holiday that makes a lot of people feel badly about themselves because of what they may not have on a particular day of the year. It&#8217;s worse than trying to keep up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non Holiday Clearance Items</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/01/09/108658_non-holiday-clearance-items-2.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[after holiday sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clearance sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday lights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wrapping paper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love hitting the after Christmas clearance sales (and the sales after any major holiday), especially as they move into the deeper discounts. There are usually plenty of items left and prices are slashed to 75 &#8211; 90 percent off. When I hit the sales I sometimes look for holiday items, but more often than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skip the New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/31/108566_skip-the-new-years-resolutions.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/31/108566_skip-the-new-years-resolutions.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolutions failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolutions stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self improvement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t make New Year&#8217;s resolutions anymore. I found over time that the pressure to accomplish something ended up defeating any progress. Every time I&#8217;d backslide or screw up I&#8217;d think, &#8220;I&#8217;ve blown it.&#8221; It was like the very act of making something a resolution made it into a success or failure proposition. Either I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Resolutions in One: Weight Loss and Saving Money</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/27/108493_two-resolutions-in-one-weight-loss-and-saving-money.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/27/108493_two-resolutions-in-one-weight-loss-and-saving-money.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food / Groceries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impulse buying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lose weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top resolutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re like many people, you&#8217;ll be making a New Year&#8217;s resolution to lose weight, save more money, or both. If you&#8217;re trying to do both, the good news is that weight loss and saving money often go hand in hand. It&#8217;s like accomplishing two resolutions at once. Even if you only choose one, chances [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skip the Finance Fads</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/26/108491_skip-the-finance-fads.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial fads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money fads]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[save more]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spend less]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the time of year when many people resolve to get their finances in order. As with dieting, this is also the time of year when all the fads compete for your attention. You start to see ads for everything including computer software, apps for your phone, programs/groups that promise to solve all of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Lessons Learned from the Christmas Craziness</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/19/108461_money-lessons-learned-from-the-christmas-craziness.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/19/108461_money-lessons-learned-from-the-christmas-craziness.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas craziness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas greed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot Christmas gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xmas money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re slam in the middle of the Christmas nuttiness. Spend, spend, spend is the current motto and I don&#8217;t know whether it&#8217;s the coming full moon or simply the Christmas insanity, but people are acting crazy. I&#8217;ve seen far more people this year yelling at other people, pushing and shoving, flipping others off in parking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Important Regifting Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/30/108249_10-important-regifting-tips.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan N.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift taboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regifting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repuropse gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewrap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unwanted gifts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have any unused, unwanted gifts in the back of your closet? Have you considered regifting them to save a little money this holiday season? Regifting is not completely taboo. If you do it well, regifting can be a rather useful way to save money and clean out your house at the same time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Time and Money During the Holidays. Guaranteed.</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/28/108226_save-time-and-money-during-the-holidays-guaranteed.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/28/108226_save-time-and-money-during-the-holidays-guaranteed.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you followed any of the Black Friday news this year, you know that many stores including Target, Wal-Mart, and Best Buy pushed their opening times to midnight on Black Friday. Some stores, like Toys R Us and my local outlet center pushed the opening even further back by opening at 9:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Lessons Learned from Walt Disney World</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/25/108019_money-lessons-learned-from-walt-disney-world.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/25/108019_money-lessons-learned-from-walt-disney-world.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[money lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending wisely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel options]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite vacation destination is Walt Disney World (WDW) in Florida. Some would say I have an unhealthy addiction to the place whereas I would simply call myself a fan. Either way, my travels to Disney World have taught me quite a bit about money. I know what you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Give Back During the Holiday Grind</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/21/108179_10-ways-to-give-back-during-the-holiday-grind.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/11/21/108179_10-ways-to-give-back-during-the-holiday-grind.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[help a mother out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[red cross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharing Spree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shop pink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toys for tots]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, the season of giving. Magic in the air, Christmas carolers echoing throughout packed shopping malls, Salvation Army collection bells ringing &#8212; it&#8217;s the most wonderful time of the year to do good for others&#8230;right? With your family&#8217;s jam-packed social schedule, endless check-out lines and troops of hungry house guests on the way, it may [...]]]></description>
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