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		<title>Things To Do Now To Save Money This Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/22/1010444_things-to-do-to-save-money-this-christmas.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana O. Crandell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a time for giving, and it&#8217;s easy to get caught up in the spirit. Giving feels so good that it can easily result in overspending and sometimes stretching your credit to the limit. That means you might spend several months after the Holidays just taking care of debts you built up while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Far Should You Expect an Employer to Bend When Hiring?</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/04/1010303_how-far-should-you-expect-an-employer-to-bend-when-hiring.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/04/1010303_how-far-should-you-expect-an-employer-to-bend-when-hiring.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accepting a job]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A conversation recently came up amongst several people in my book group. One of the members has been looking for a job for about six months with little success. A couple of weeks ago, she was offered a job at a company that she was excited about. During the negotiations, she mentioned that, since she&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Purchases You Should Always Make With A Credit Card</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/20/1010094_10-purchases-you-should-always-make-with-a-credit-card.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/20/1010094_10-purchases-you-should-always-make-with-a-credit-card.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Warchol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of people who hate credit cards because of the debt that they have helped get people into through their use. On the other hand, there are others that love them due to the advantages credit cards offer. What&#8217;s important to remember is that credit cards can either be an asset or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21 Wrapping Paper Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/06/1010067_21-wrapping-paper-alternatives.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/06/1010067_21-wrapping-paper-alternatives.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I admit to being one of the few people who likes wrapping gifts. I&#8217;m good at it and I enjoy presenting an attractively wrapped present to someone. Unfortunately, wrapping paper and gift bags are expensive, plus they generate a lot of waste. If you give a lot of gifts, the cost of paper and bows [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/02/08/109280_100-ways-to-show-your-love-for-free.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Strain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[finding love]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=9280</guid>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/01/09/108658_non-holiday-clearance-items-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolutions failure]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=8493</guid>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2011/12/26/108491_skip-the-finance-fads.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[buying stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas craziness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Year resolutions]]></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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