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		<title>Trim Your Budget By Reclaiming The Special Treats</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/11/trim_your_budget_by_reclaiming_the_special_treats-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lifehacker US Edition</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when something that was once a special treat, slowly becomes an expected part of your daily routine? Trent, over at frugality blog The Simple Dollar, noticed that things he had previously done as a treat of sorts had become necessary components of his day much to the determent of his wallet. Describing how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get the Best Price with the 15-to-20 Percent Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NBC&#8217;s Today Show web site rounds up tricks for talking anyone into anything, whether you&#8217;re negotiating over price, persuading your spouse, or influencing co-workers. A lot of the tips are more about simple manipulation, but the price negotiation tip offered a solid rule-of-thumb: 
If you are the buyer, offer the salesperson 15 percent to 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is an airline ticket worth a 30 cent fuel saving?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jetstar is currently running its 30 cent fuel discount offer, which provides a one-time voucher offering 30 cents a litre off if you book a flight before August 28. While this might represent a useful bonus if you booked a flight you were planning to take anyway, there&#8217;s a danger that people will buy tickets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Dell on why tight times help your productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/michael_dell_on_why_tight_times_help_your_productivity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/michael_dell_on_why_tight_times_help_your_productivity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With an estimated personal fortune of $US17 billion or so, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell probably doesn&#8217;t need to do a lot of personal budget balancing. But that doesn&#8217;t mean he doesn&#8217;t recognise the fiscal benefits of getting organised, as he emphasised while speaking at a Dell launch in India this week:
When companies or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warren Buffett: Prioritise Career Building Over Market Studying</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/warren_buffett_prioritize_career_building_over_market_studying-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/04/warren_buffett_prioritize_career_building_over_market_studying-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fortune magazine drops in on a Q&#038;A Warren Buffett offered to 150 business students, and the advice dispensed by the Oracle of Omaha on investing and money in general is elegantly simple. When one student asked Buffett how to best spend his free time to further his investing knowledge, Buffett avoided generalised advice and told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invest in Yourself and Retire Rich</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/invest_in_yourself_and_retire_rich-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamar Weinberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following simple investment rules can turn into considerable riches.  Men&#8217;s Health explains that one of the most important things is to invest in yourself.  Set your savings on automatic.  Allocate some of your work compensation into an index fund, low-fee variable annuity, or a diversified mutual fund.  Allocate another small sum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Separate Accounts to Automate Your Finances</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/use_separate_accounts_to_automate_your_finances-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/use_separate_accounts_to_automate_your_finances-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lifehacker US Edition</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
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There are many benefits to setting up an automated personal finance system, as Gina has previously shown us, and with the new year still fresh, it&#8217;s a good time to get your own system set up. The Get Rich Slowly finance blog offers one guest writer&#8217;s solution&#8212;set up two checking and two savings accounts, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afford Anything</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/afford-anything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamar Weinberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photography aficionado Ken Rockwell recently shared some insightful information about how he&#8217;s able to afford thousands of dollars in camera equipment.  His key point: prioritise and only buy what you really want.  
If you really want something, buy it, or wait until you can.

Don&#8217;t buy something that isn&#8217;t what you really want. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accounting 101 for Freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/accounting_101_for_freelancers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/accounting_101_for_freelancers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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The Freelance Switch blog tackles a few of the most important money management practices for those just starting out in a freelance venture. Along with getting a good billing/invoice system in place and getting serious about your expense tracking, guest writer Allan Branch drops one of the most important tips to ensure your security as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Your Finances Using an Excel Workbook</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/12/manage_your_finances_using_an_/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Pott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get your expenses in order before the holidays with free ebook Within Your Means: Financial Planning for Hidden Expenses. Writer Michael Ham rolled an ebook and an Excel workbook together into one hybrid financial management tool.  In addition to learning about implicit and explicit costs, you interact directly with the workbook by entering your [...]]]></description>
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