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		<title>Prepare for Irregular Expenses with a Freedom Account</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/05/prepare_for_irregular_expenses_with_a_freedom_account-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 21:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to your traditional checking, savings, and emergency accounts, financial weblog Get Rich Slowly suggests setting up another money bucket for irregular or unexpected expenses. Sock away money in a &#8220;Freedom Account&#8221; for expenses like clothes, vacations, and car maintenance. Setting this money apart from your regular monthly bills ensures you keep a tighter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Investments in a Recession?</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/03/safe_investments_in_a_recession-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your dreams are filled with nightmares of recession and impending economic doom, a user from the community weblog Ask MetaFilter asks the simple but pertinent question: What&#8217;s the safest possible thing that I can do with my money? The folks at MetaFilter provide heaps of great suggestions while sticking to the low-to-no-risk requirement, suggesting [...]]]></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>Accounting 101 for Freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/01/accounting_101_for_freelancers/</link>
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		<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>Reward Yourself For Living Frugally</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/10/reward_yourself_for_living_fru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Boswell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living frugally can be its own reward, but it&#8217;s also fun to promise yourself incentives for implementing money saving practices into your life. Life improvement site Dumb Little Man reminds us that frugal does not have to equal miserable, and suggests that rewarding ourselves with little treats within the budget (of course) can have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short on Cash? Clean Out Your Car</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Boswell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial blog Frugal for Life has a good suggestion for when your bank account is a bit stretched&#8212;clean out your car.
When you drive around in a cluttered car it weighs on you, the &#8217;stuff&#8217; sitting in there needing some place to go. I happened to clean my car yesterday and found that when I drive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Meals on a Budget</title>
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		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2007/10/business_meals_on_a_budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Boswell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial blog The Simple Dollar has written up a few tips on how to deal with those inevitable business lunches &#8211; and how to keep costs to a minimum.

I drink a large amount of water just before leaving. 
Suggest carpooling.
Order water as the drink (it&#8217;s free).
Order something inexpensive but filling.
Participate strongly in the conversation &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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