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		<title>How To Avoid Looking Cheap</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/20/105435_how-to-avoid-looking-cheap.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I need to buy new sneakers today.  I know this because when I took my dog for a walk this morning, the plastic heel guard in my right sneaker tore through the fabric cover and scratched my heel.  More specifically, the abrasion continued for the full mile that I walked so that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Cook Like in the Great Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/18/105431_how-to-cook-like-in-the-great-depression.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Strain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for inexpensive meals on a tight budget? Look no further than Great Depression Cooking with Clara where 94 year old Clara  teaches the meals she made during the great depression (the videos were made from the time she was 91 &#8211; 94) while telling stories of the past. A great combination that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Life Without Debt: Work Doesn&#8217;t Have To Be A Drag</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/17/105412_a-life-without-debt-work-doesnt-have-to-be-a-drag.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/17/105412_a-life-without-debt-work-doesnt-have-to-be-a-drag.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last &#8220;real job&#8221; where I worked full-time for someone else was a mess. There was sexual harassment, bullying, unfair hours and demands, and all sorts of other foolishness going on. I was young and hadn&#8217;t yet saved up a large emergency fund, so leaving wasn&#8217;t possible unless I had another job lined up. Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Making Your Life More Complicated (And Expensive) Than It Needs To Be?</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/16/105406_are-you-making-your-life-more-complicated-and-expensive-than-it-needs-to-be.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/16/105406_are-you-making-your-life-more-complicated-and-expensive-than-it-needs-to-be.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cleaning the bathroom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us find ourselves pressed for time and/or money, at least some of the time. And while it&#8217;s true that life can be harrying with it&#8217;s demands of cooking, cleaning, work, childcare, and maintenance chores, it&#8217;s also true that we bring some of those demands upon ourselves by doing way more than we need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas In a Down Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/12/105388_christmas-in-a-down-economy.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/12/105388_christmas-in-a-down-economy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Halloween is over, the retailers have removed the gloves and stopped pretending like any other holiday matters. It&#8217;s now full speed ahead to Christmas. Usually I dread this time of year. 
I enjoy Christmas itself but I hate all the trappings that go along with it. I hate the marketing hype and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Life Without Debt: &#8220;You Must Have a Huge Income!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/10/105391_a-life-without-debt-you-must-have-a-huge-income.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/10/105391_a-life-without-debt-you-must-have-a-huge-income.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sadie Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common responses I get when people find out that I&#8217;m debt free is, &#8220;Well, that&#8217;s nice for you, but you probably have a huge income.&#8221; I&#8217;m not alone. Many of my debt free friends say that they get the same response. The assumption is that in order to live debt free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Benefit To The Economic Mess: Less Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/09/105386_one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/09/105386_one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost cutting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I&#8217;ve never been one to keep up with the Jones&#8217;, I&#8217;ve noticed a palpable sense of relief amongst many friends, acquaintances, and message board posters that the pressure to keep up, show off, and compete is off. At least for the moment. 
In the heyday of the 1990&#8217;s and early 2000&#8217;s, everything was about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Keep My SUV</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/06/105363_cars-suv.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/06/105363_cars-suv.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I drive an SUV that I purchased new in 2002.  It has relatively low mileage but, after nearly eight years of hauling sports equipment for my kids and mulch for my garden, and after assorted spills while my kids negotiated who got to sit where, my car is not as pristine as it once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping Lessons I Hope My Son Learns</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/29/105347_shopping-lessons-i-have-learned.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/29/105347_shopping-lessons-i-have-learned.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I went out for coffee with my teen-aged son.  My son and I went on a Sunday and I was not sure whether the bakery would be open as it was late in the day.  My son asked why we were going to that particular bakery; since there is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of &#8220;Only&#8221; $40</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/28/105262_the-value-of-only-40.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/28/105262_the-value-of-only-40.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week a friend asked me out for dinner at a pretty pricey restaurant. Having been there once before for a special occasion I knew that the food and service wasn&#8217;t that great and definitely not worth the price tag (at least to me). I declined my friend&#8217;s invitation. When she asked why, I [...]]]></description>
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