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		<title>Make sure to check those Christmas bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally people try to avoid the after Christmas credit card bills but you really shouldn&#8217;t put them to the side or hit auto pay without reading them first.  Unfortunately, the holidays feature tons of people going out and making purchases at retail stores, restaurants, online shopping, etc.  It is very easy for a criminal to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many store cards are in your wallet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was shopping at the Houston Premium Outlets Saturday afternoon and while I was checking out of a couple of stores I heard the standard, required sales associate statements: Would you like to sign up for the XYZ store credit card? It only takes a few minutes and you&#8217;ll receive promotional mailings, rewards, and discounts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Credit Monitoring Worth It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit scores and credit reports are one of those things that you don&#8217;t think about until you need them.  I have to admit I never gave my score a thought until Mike and I started seriously talking about buying a house. Before I just figured if I was approved for a credit card or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are day old bread stores worth it?</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/04/23/are-day-old-bread-stores-worth-it-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So for the past 5.5 years I&#8217;ve lived right next to a Sunbeam factory. I love driving past it and smelling the freshly baked bread. Attached to the factory is a discount bread store, also called the day old bread store in my youth. I&#8217;ve never really thought about actually shopping there on a regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepaid vs. Postpaid Cellphones</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/03/29/prepaid-vs-postpaid-cellphones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike and I have been meaning to join our individual line cell phone plans into a family plan for months now. We just never seem to remember on weekends to go to the actual Verizon store while we are out and about. Right now we are on the lowest minutes and price plan and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Look for Less &#8211; Food Storage Jars</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/02/23/the-look-for-less-food-storage-jars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who doesn&#8217;t love saving money?! Ever since I knew that I would be moving into a house this year, I started weekly visits to Crate and Barrel online. One thing I fell in love with was their pantry storage jars. Clean, simple, and gorgeous. They would be lovely to store my flour, sugar, rice, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank goodness for local agents</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/01/27/thank-goodness-for-local-agents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never understood the importance of a local insurance agent until Mike needed to put in a claim and our old company was worthless. After that incident I went shopping for a company with local agents who I could drive up to their offices and discuss things with when I needed them. While shopping for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The tax man is coming and I&#8217;m not happy</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/01/22/the-tax-man-is-coming-and-im-not-happy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike and I have made the most common mistake ever &#8211; we did not put enough deductions on our W-2s last year. We updated our status as marrieds but kept the deduction at 1. With no heavily taxed bonuses for us this year and no mortgage interest to deduct we are realizing our mistake. Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon.com Gift Cards on Sale today!</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/01/19/amazon-com-gift-cards-on-sale-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2011/01/19/amazon-com-gift-cards-on-sale-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LivingSocial.com is having a sale on Amazon.com gift cards. They are 50% off today with a limit of 1 per person. So for $10 you will receive a $20 Amazon.com gift card in your email box tomorrow. That will buy a lot of kindle books or anything else on your wishlist. Check it out here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I really need cell phone insurance?</title>
		<link>http://www.theblondediaries.com/2010/12/02/do-i-really-need-cell-phone-insurance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like there is a &#8220;warranty&#8221; or &#8220;insurance&#8221; for everything now a days. When I bought my Kindle back in August I was given the option to add a service warranty. I ended up opting against it only because I couldn&#8217;t see needing it. Same thing with my cell phone. I opted against it [...]]]></description>
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