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				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:56:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>The sneaky cost of the second child</title>
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Oh, tell me something that sadly, I didn&#39;t find out for myself the hard way, just like...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Thrifty and a great way to de-clutter</title>
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Yes, the BBC has packed the daytime TV schedules full of tatt-buying galore such as &quot;Cash in...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Beware online shopping</title>
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In case any of you didn&#39;t yet know, my book, BABYNOMICS, is available to buy from...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Cooking chores sussed!</title>
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I&#39;ve got it sorted this weekend&nbsp;- three evening meals all cooked at the same time...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>My system for life - find a better system</title>
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You think you have everything organised in life and then life comes and gets in the way. 
It...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Cut kiddy parties down to size</title>
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With a daughter turning 6 atthe end of the month, I&#39;ve been re-visiting the emotive topic of...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Better ways to save a bob or two?</title>
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Another day, another chapter of my book threatens to get written. This time, I&#39;m looking at...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Waste not, want not</title>
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My goodness me, the whole nappy shenanigans is pricey!


As part of my epic book (whether...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>My credit crunching is being rewarded!</title>
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I may not have been blogging a lot of late but that&#39;s for a very good reason. 
Updating...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>A cheap way to drive? That depends ...</title>
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I&#39;ve got a new car!!! Really exciting. So, thank you to the government (or should that be...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Why 60 Minute Makeover does more harm than good</title>
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Being a freelancer I have been known to time a lunchtime or afternoon cup of tea around the...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Wanted: three hunks to help test-drive small cars</title>
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Here&#39;s the rub
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I have a car. It was registered in 1996 so it&rsquo;s a bit of an old...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Shopping Tips for parents</title>
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As we head into the Easter holidays, expenses loom large. One thing we can do is cut the summer...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Whats' got into Ernie? He's gone cheap</title>
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My daughter won &pound;50 on the Premium Bonds! 
It was fantastic. It was also very sweet. 
I...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>The Dual fuel tariff swindle</title>
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The Dual fuel tariff swindle


It&#39;s that time of year again&nbsp;- time to spring clean...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Ways to earn more pennies in a recession</title>
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I was asked to come up with some ideas that normal people could use to make money during a...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Hold on tight for a bumpy ride</title>
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You can tell a lot about the economy just by loking at your high street.
Where I live, three...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Mortgages: Pay more now to avoid being shafted in 2 years time? Deal or no deal? </title>
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The Bank of England cut base rates to one percent, and while financial pundits across the nation...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>On finding fond old pastures</title>
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Having saved some top quality alcohol for&nbsp;the festive season - Pomerol on Christmas Eve...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>...And a partridge in a pear tree!</title>
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2 December 2008
Oh the joys of a credit crunch nativity season. This, more than anything else,...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Cheap entertaining, the festival way </title>
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Oh, Christmas is coming and the goose is on a diet.


We&#39;re not talking...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>The Indian summer is a credit cruncher's best friend</title>
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12 October
They say staying in is the new going out. I&#39;m sorry, but when you&rsquo;ve got...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Putting the boot in</title>
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When I hear mothers at the school pick up discussing the relative merits of going vegetarian or...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Supermarket Samba</title>
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September 2


After three weeks of research that has taken me from Iceland to Lidl, Aldi to...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>In search of a supermarket to fit the food bill</title>
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August 20


How can I feed a family of four for &pound;60? 
That&rsquo;s why Lidl, Aldi and...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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