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		<title>How to Save Money When Eating Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love eating out.  Especially now that I&#8217;ve assumed more of a traditional role where I&#8217;m responsible for putting dinner on the table every night, I love the thought of not having to worry about it and making my way to a restaurant instead.  Sure, there are the times we&#8217;ve gone for broke and enjoyed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=41&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Save Money on DIY Home Renovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confession time!  I am addicted to HGTV.  I have been known to watch it for hours on end, just trying to glean more and more ideas from its non-stop litany of shows that turn ordinary rooms into magical wonderlands full of DIY projects.  Couple this with the purchase of a 70s-fabulous house full of shag [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=34&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Off-Topic:  Selling my wares on Ebay</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/off-topic-selling-my-wares-on-ebay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I&#8217;ve been away.  Sorry to both of my loyal followers (thanks Mom &#38; Grandma).  I&#8217;ve been busy trying to get rid of my stuff on the garage sale of the information superhighway, otherwise known as Ebay.  Not the porcelain doll you gave me for Christmas though, Grandma!  I will keep that for always. Folks (mom and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=32&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Save Money by Not Buying Crap</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/save-not-buying-crap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This seems so simple, really.  You walk into a store &#8211; maybe you have a certain goal in mind or maybe you&#8217;re just browsing, when all of a sudden something catches your eye.  You look at it and think, &#8220;I never even knew something like this existed!  I could use this to&#8230;.&#8221; And that&#8217;s where [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=30&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Splurge:  A Really Good Massage</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/splurge-a-really-good-massage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been quite some time now since that magical day when my life changed for better and for worse.  For better because I felt absolutely amazing &#8211; like a brand new person.  For worse though, because (1) I kicked myself for all of the wasted time in my life when I didn&#8217;t feel this way and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=24&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Save Money when Shopping Online (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/save-shopping-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time will come when you will inevitably need to buy something online.  Personally, I like online shopping.  Sometimes I&#8217;ll shop in the actual stores, then purchase the item online when I get home because I can get a better deal.  How?  Keep reading&#8230; Note:  This is Part 1 in what will become a multi-part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=21&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Save Money on Coffee Drinks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so you knew this topic would come up sooner or later.  Any time you hear about &#8220;saving money,&#8221; you inevitably hear about doing things like skipping the expensive $3-$5/day habit of buying fancy coffee drinks from Dunkin Donuts, that other coffee place, or your very own local hotspot.  &#8220;Just think of how much money that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=19&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Off-Topic:  What to do with my old Nalgene bottles?</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/off-topic-now-what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-my-nalgene-bottle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has no doubt heard about the latest everyday product that is supposedly doing more harm than good:  that seemingly innocuous, colorful plastic water container we have all come to know as a Nalgene bottle.  While maintaining that their bottles are safe for use, Nalgene still ended up &#8221;phasing out&#8221; products containing BPA (any of their bottles [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=15&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Splurge:  Cooking Paraphernalia Worthy of Iron Chef</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/splurge-cooking-paraphernalia-worthy-of-iron-chef/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fine, maybe not Iron Chef (there is no ice cream maker in my kitchen), but at least some decent quality stuff that I&#8217;ve accumulated over the years. The beautiful thing about food is that it is a necessity and sometimes a luxury, depending entirely upon what you make of it 3-5 times daily.  I have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=9&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Save Money on Books, CDs, &amp; DVDs</title>
		<link>http://thriftluxe.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/save-trading-books-on-swaptree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m an avid reader &#8211; I&#8217;ll read almost anything recommended to me and find that I don&#8217;t easily &#8220;give up&#8221; on books, even if they&#8217;re terrible 99% of the way through.  Coupled with my desire to not let &#8220;stuff&#8221; pile up around the house, this means I acquire, then want to get rid of, a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thriftluxe.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3929758&amp;post=8&amp;subd=thriftluxe&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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