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		<title>The Advantage of Over-Analyzing Your Spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve reached a point in my financial life where I tend to analyze everything to death. It&#8217;s not just because of the money, either, although that&#8217;s a big part of it. My small house only has so much space, so I&#8217;m constantly thinking, &#8220;Do I really need/want this?&#8221; Not only that, I have several longer-term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Calls To Make To Save Money</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/24/1010601_10-calls-to-make-to-save-money.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Warchol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people often pay their bills while grumbling about how much they have to pay. It&#8217;s true that many services are very overpriced, but what most people don&#8217;t realize is that some of these services can easily be lowered. Sometimes all you have to do is make a phone call to the customer service department [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/22/1010444_things-to-do-to-save-money-this-christmas.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana O. Crandell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10444</guid>
		<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>10 Ways Being Considerate Can Save Money</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/17/1010603_ten-ways-being-considerate-can-save-money.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/17/1010603_ten-ways-being-considerate-can-save-money.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Warchol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10603</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It should go without saying that you should treat everyone you interact with during the day with respect and consideration even if there weren&#8217;t any benefit to doing so. It&#8217;s simply the nice (and right) thing to do. The fact is, however, that being considerate to others can often result in you saving money. Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discounts: Ask and You Might Receive</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/16/1010542_discounts-ask-and-you-might-receive.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ask for discount]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I and other financial writers often tell people to ask for discounts, particularly on large ticket items, because you just never know when a retailer might be willing to cut you a break. Many people are reluctant to try it, however. Some are afraid of being embarrassed and some think it just won&#8217;t work. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Clues You Are Trying To Keep Up With The Joneses</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/15/109921_10-clues-you-are-trying-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/15/109921_10-clues-you-are-trying-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana O. Crandell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=9921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an easy trap to fall into. Your friends have cool stuff. You buy cool stuff. Before you realize it, you&#8217;re surrounded by the latest and greatest model of everything and working 3 jobs to pay for it all. The easiest way to stop the madness is to recognize the signs and break the cycle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Money Lessons From Benjamin Franklin</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/10/1010182_10-money-lessons-from-ben-franklin.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/10/1010182_10-money-lessons-from-ben-franklin.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Warchol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Long before the financial gurus with their TV shows and persona finance books to sell were around, Benjamin Franklin was giving down-to-earth, sound money advice to anyone who would listen. The advice was so sound that it&#8217;s still relevant and applicable to this day. Here are ten money lessons from Ben Franklin that you would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>16 Things You Don&#8217;t Want To Skimp On</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/09/1010464_16-things-you-dont-want-to-skimp.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/05/09/1010464_16-things-you-dont-want-to-skimp.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While I&#8217;m all for being frugal, there are some things that you just don&#8217;t want to skimp on. Some things are so important to your health or safety that it simply isn&#8217;t wise or cost-effective to look for the cheapest options, or to skip the item altogether in the name of &#8220;saving money.&#8221; While everyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Mistakes People Make Trying To Invest In Art</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/28/1010453_ten-mistakes-people-make-trying-to-invest-in-art.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/28/1010453_ten-mistakes-people-make-trying-to-invest-in-art.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[art auction records]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[art investments]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By entrepreneur-turned-art-dealer and gallery owner, Bill Clark of Clark Art Gallery, in Cheshire and London At a time where bank deposits, property and most conventional investments are producing poor returns there is a temptation to try less familiar investment commodities like precious metals, coins, antiques or art. But not everything that glitters is gold. Always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things It Doesn&#8217;t Pay To Buy Generic</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/26/1010005_10-things-it-doesnt-pay-to-buy-generic.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2012/04/26/1010005_10-things-it-doesnt-pay-to-buy-generic.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle Warchol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food / Groceries]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=10005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the common ways to save money which people often suggest is to buy generic. In many cases, this is good advice. Many generic products these days can hold their own against their name brand counterparts, but this isn&#8217;t always the case. There are some generic products that end up costing you more money [...]]]></description>
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