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		<title>When you run out of your food budget… it’s time to get ‘creative’</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/28/10615_when-you-run-out-of-your-food-budget%e2%80%a6-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-get-%e2%80%98creative%e2%80%99.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/28/10615_when-you-run-out-of-your-food-budget%e2%80%a6-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-get-%e2%80%98creative%e2%80%99.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It actually happened. I ran out of money in my food budget. Usually I can scrape together a $5 meal and eat it for two days but…I didn’t have $5. Old me? Pull money out of next month’s budget. New me? Find something – ANYTHING – to eat. I found a dusty box of chicken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landscaping on a budget…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/27/10613_landscaping-on-a-budget%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/27/10613_landscaping-on-a-budget%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beautiful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beautiful landscaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exterior of home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fix-up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[husband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape architect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pleasantly surprised]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remodel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring garden festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weeds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=613</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I have spent the last two years of homeownership cleaning, fixing-up, and repairing the inside of our home. OK… my HUSBAND has been working on the inside of the house for two years. I, um, shopped for drapes? We are finally moving our focus to the exterior (since the neighbors ‘tease’ us [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lessons About Expensive Hair Products…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/23/10607_lessons-about-expensive-hair-products%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/23/10607_lessons-about-expensive-hair-products%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appointment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coupons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dream team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[follicle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good hair products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infusium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shampoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shinier hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[softer hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supercuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been told about the importance of good hair products for women. I’ve always been on the fence about them. Does my long hair really need $40 shampoo? I buy my hair products from the same place I buy my milk and my garden supplies… Target. I clip coupons from the paper for Infusium brand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Transportation Trouble…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/17/10601_public-transportation-trouble%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/17/10601_public-transportation-trouble%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt Reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternate plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books on tape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driveway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscally prudent]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[large rocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living below means]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[physically moronic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shatter windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[train stop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel expenses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violent crime]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As shocking as this is… I’m used to public transportation. I actually… kinda like it. I like not driving. I like not sitting in traffic. I like not paying for gas. I like playing solitaire while listening to books on tape while my car sits peacefully in my driveway. My friends don’t tease me about [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keeping up appearances&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/13/10592_keeping-up-appearances.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/13/10592_keeping-up-appearances.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5 point font]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[makeup]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[specialized soil]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UV bulb]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only am I $24 shorter in my grocery budget this week, the employees in the lighting department think I'm a pot head.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Discovering more at your local library&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/10/10590_discovering-more-at-your-local-library.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/10/10590_discovering-more-at-your-local-library.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt Reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beverly hills chihuahua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books on CD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frogger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gametap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gone with the wind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guns and Roses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metallica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netflix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[playstation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rental list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save cash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[splat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subscription]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twilight series]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Library = Books &#8230;Or so everyone thinks. I&#8217;m tempted NOT to share this information&#8230; because now my wait times may be longer but&#8230; the library also offers books on CD (like the Twilight Series), music CD&#8217;s (everything from Guns and Roses to the brand new Metallica album), DVD&#8217;s (including old classics like Gone with the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keeping perspective on finances…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/03/10582_keeping-perspective-on-finances%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/03/10582_keeping-perspective-on-finances%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt Reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coroner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death is hard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enjoy life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial goal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[murder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[random violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sadness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[widow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wife]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My coworker was murdered yesterday. Several of us were unfortunate enough to face his body for four hours until it was cleared by the police to be removed by the coroner. It was random. There was no reason. Seeing death in person is hard. I went home. I made dinner. I couldn’t help but feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budgeting for gardening…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/02/10580_budgeting-for-gardening%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/04/02/10580_budgeting-for-gardening%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[backyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bougainvilleas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt payment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fertilizer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good soil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green thumb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miracle grow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant roots]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I lack a green thumb. An example of this fact? We have two bougainvilleas in our backyard. I tried to keep one alive and kill the other. The one I tried desperately to keep alive… I killed. And the one I tried my hardest to kill… is flourishing like a giant miracle grow plant. Seriously… [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Saving money on car washes…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/03/30/10576_saving-money-on-car-washes%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/03/30/10576_saving-money-on-car-washes%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blantant misuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car color]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car detail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car wash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cleaned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[convenient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coupon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[donovan frankenreiter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good looking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[idiot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jack johnson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[run off]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ticket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wash windows]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financialhack.com/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I washed my car last weekend. It’s been a month shy of a year since I last washed my car so perhaps… I’m not the best person to give this kind of advice (Actually, my car has been ‘cleaned’. The windows are washed by Jiffy Lube every time I get an oil change). But… I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Cyber Stalking…</title>
		<link>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/03/12/10554_financial-cyber-stalking%e2%80%a6.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.financialhack.com/2009/03/12/10554_financial-cyber-stalking%e2%80%a6.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebekah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt Reduction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[7-11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bic lighter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blessing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caller ID]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband is leaving for a cross-country trip. Sure there are dangers… Weather conditions… Traffic Safety… The Occasional Runaway Circus Freak… BUT I’m more concerned about my… CREDIT CARD SAFETY!! He’s traveling with a good friend. Let’s see… two guys, in their 20’s, wife-free? So. I’m planning on Financial Cyber Stalking. Thanks to the ‘blessing’ [...]]]></description>
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