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		<title>SpendingDiary Is A Simple Expense Tracker</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/01/spendingdiary_is_a_simple_expense_tracker-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SpendingDiary is a simple, functional web-based expense tracker that tags expenditures, generates reports, and gives good data on your money flow. The site has a completely functional demonstration account available&#8212;a nice touch that makes it really easy to test drive without handing over an email address. SpendingDiary has a simple interface&#8212;for every entry you assign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make And Stick To A Realistic Spending Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/make_and_stick_to_a_realistic_spending_plan-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal walks through its own Budgeting 101 course, examining what makes a budget so hard to stick to and how to create realistic budgets that actually fit your fluctuating spending habits. 
Think about your life for a moment. Do you make the exact same purchases every single month? Of course not. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Manager Ex Helps You Track Your Cash</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/10/money_manager_ex_helps_you_track_your_cash-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lifehacker US Edition</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Windows and Linux only: Money Manager Ex is a an open source, cross platform alternative to commercial software like Microsoft Money or Quicken. While it isn&#8217;t as flashy as some of the commercial software on the market, it is robust and feature-packed for being small and portable. Money Manager Ex has the basics covered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should always double-check your pay</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/why_you_should_always_doublecheck_your_pay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/07/why_you_should_always_doublecheck_your_pay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[au]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you got paid today and you seem to have more money than usual, don&#8217;t be in a huge rush to spend it. Australian IT reports that a technical error by Westpac meant that a large batch of payroll transactions were processed twice, resulting in double the amount of money going into bank accounts. (Non-Westpac [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zefty Manages Allowances for Kids and Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/06/zefty_manages_allowances_for_kids_and_parents-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/06/zefty_manages_allowances_for_kids_and_parents-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web-based account manager Zefty helps kids understand spending and parents manage what they owe the little ones. Manually or automatically &#8220;deposit&#8221; money into kids&#8217; accounts, and they (and you) can see what they&#8217;ve saved. If your tyke&#8217;s tech-proficient, they get their own login to enter what they withdrew and why, but parents get a super-user [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you live in a mortgage stress city?</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/do_you_live_in_a_mortgage_stress_city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/do_you_live_in_a_mortgage_stress_city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 02:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<title>Divide Your Wallet to Stick to a Vacation Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/divide_your_wallet_to_stick_to_a_vacation_budget-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/divide_your_wallet_to_stick_to_a_vacation_budget-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Organise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to start thinking about cash and spending as liquid, who-cares concepts while on vacation, but sticking to a budget can be as easy as sticking a piece of paper in your wallet. As guest poster Debbie Dubrow points out at the Get Rich Slowly financial blog:
Keep the cash for the day separate from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kick a Fast Food Addiction with a Ziplock Bag</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/kick_a_fast_food_addiction_with_a_ziploc_bag-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/kick_a_fast_food_addiction_with_a_ziploc_bag-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet hacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Dumb Little Man blog has a suggestion for all of us who can&#8217;t help but feel the shameful pull of the drive-thru lane when we&#8217;re hungry or just pressed for meal-planning time. Every night, empty your fast food (or candy, soda, or other junk food) receipts into a jar by your bed. Then &#8230;
Round [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Budget Easier to Grasp with Targeted Accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/make_your_budget_easier_to_grasp_with_targeted_accounts-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/make_your_budget_easier_to_grasp_with_targeted_accounts-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal Finance blog Funny About Money tweaks the concept of a &#8220;freedom account&#8221;&#8212;a single stash for irregular-but-common expenses like car repair and clothing&#8212;and comes up with targeted accounts. That means opening up a money market or similar small account for each kind of expense, based on how often it occurs, rather than track a bunch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build a Dead-Simple Budget with a Shoebox</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/build_a_deadsimple_budget_with_a_shoebox-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Simple Dollar personal finance blog delves into household budgeting&#8212;something more of us should do, but are kept away from by fear of spreadsheets, math, and undue time commitments. Blogger Trent&#8217;s solution is simple and reliable, however, and takes only a willingness to collect paper and toss it in a shoe box. Collect one to [...]]]></description>
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