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		<title>Twice Monthly Half Mortgage Payments Might Save You Money</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/03/twice-monthly-half-mortgage-payments-might-save-you-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/03/twice-monthly-half-mortgage-payments-might-save-you-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgages]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=354592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some financial planners advise making two half payments on your mortgage each month instead of one full sum. The idea is that homeowners will save thousands of dollars over the years in interest payments. Does this idea hold water?
Photo by that girl su.
Finance blog The Simple Dollar posits that, assuming your lender allows you to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reminder: Why It&#8217;s Worth Double-Checking Your Credit Card Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/02/reminder-why-its-worth-double-checking-your-credit-card-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/02/reminder-why-its-worth-double-checking-your-credit-card-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=353492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to mindlessly pay off your monthly credit card bill without giving much attention to what you were charged for, but the Consumer Reports Money Blog reminds us why it&#8217;s still important to double-check your credit card bill before paying out:

Maybe I look like a sucker or like I have some disposable income that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Visualise How Long The Things You Own Actually Own You</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/01/visualise-how-long-the-things-you-own-actually-own-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/01/visualise-how-long-the-things-you-own-actually-own-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Hoover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debt]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=350031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big ticket purchases may seem like good ideas at the time, but when you break down how many hours a week you have to work to make your monthly payment on that flat screen, you may see it in a different light.
(Click the image above for a closer look.)
Finance blogger Matt created a graphical representation [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Avoid Late Fees By Batching Your Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/01/avoid-late-fees-by-batching-your-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/01/avoid-late-fees-by-batching-your-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Hoover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you 2.0.10]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=349112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forgetting to pay a bill isn&#8217;t a sign you&#8217;re a slacker &#8211; you may just have too much on your plate to remember the due date of every single payment you have. Try batching your bills to get them paid on time.
Photo by Abhi.
Personal improvement blogger Chett says even though he had the cash to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>BillsAreIn Makes Short Work Of Shared Living Expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/12/billsarein-makes-short-work-of-shared-living-expenses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/12/billsarein-makes-short-work-of-shared-living-expenses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[household]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[webapps]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=347676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who owes what and whether or not they paid can be a significant source of stress in a shared household. BillsAreIn is an easy-to-use tool for automating the process of bill-sharing and managing the house budget.
If you frequently find yourself running into issues with roommates who say stuff like &#8220;I paid that last month&#8221;, &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Telstra Ups Fees For Bill Payment</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/telstra-ups-fees-for-bill-payment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/07/telstra-ups-fees-for-bill-payment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annoyances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telstra]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=337934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you pay your Telstra bill by wandering into the local post office, here&#8217;s a pretty powerful reason to dump that practice: from September 14, you&#8217;ll have to pay $2.20 for the privilege.

Telstra is also applying the $2.20 fee to payments by mail, and increasing its surcharge for credit card payments to 1%. (Telstra says [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Telstra Bill Glitches Drive Dealers, Customers To Despair</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/telstra-bill-glitches-drive-dealers-customers-to-despair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/06/telstra-bill-glitches-drive-dealers-customers-to-despair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annoyances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telstra]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=336978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Telstra&#8217;s never had much of a reputation for billing efficiency (it took the better part of this millennium for it to offer single bills to customers), but despite investing billions in the process, it doesn&#8217;t seem to be getting any better.
Mitchell Bingemann at Australian IT reports that some Telstra dealers are so frustrated with its [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>De-Bee Tracks Shared Group Expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/01/debee_tracks_shared_group_expenses-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/01/debee_tracks_shared_group_expenses-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[webapps]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/01/21/debee_tracks_shared_group_expenses-2.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[De-Bee is a simple and free web-based expense tracker. Sign up, invite friends, and share expenses more easily. You don&#8217;t even need to go through the hassle of having your friends sign up if they&#8217;ve already got Google Accounts. Once you and your friends are set up in a group, you can monitor transactions and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pay Bills Quickly To Manage A Two-Week Pay Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/pay_bills_quickly_to_manage_a_twoweek_pay_schedule-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/pay_bills_quickly_to_manage_a_twoweek_pay_schedule-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/10/03/pay_bills_quickly_to_manage_a_twoweek_pay_schedule-2.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Personal finance blogger Trent Hamm used to have one of those jobs that paid every two weeks, and he found himself treating the occasional &#8220;third check of the month&#8221; as a bonus. Looking back, he recommends anyone with similarly non-rigorous discipline to treat those paydays like a trigger: 
I adopted a routine of paying the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Find the Perfect Cell Phone Plan at BillShrink</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/find_the_perfect_cell_phone_plan_at_billshrink/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/find_the_perfect_cell_phone_plan_at_billshrink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/04/11/find_the_perfect_cell_phone_plan_at_billshrink.html</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ US-centric: Compare mobile phone plans and find the perfect plan to fit your usage needs at web site BillShrink. Just enter some information about how you use your phone along with your current monthly bills, and BillShrink will offer you an alternative plan that could save you a tonne of cash. Currently BillShrink is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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