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      <title>Thanksgiving: For Richer or Poorer</title>
      <description>Let us encourage you to take the love of Christ with you and accept the difficult challenge of bringing it to the wealthy this Thanksgiving. While you’re together, try to figure out a way your clan can...</description>
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      <title>The Joseph Principle: Flourish During Times of Famine</title>
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      <title>How Much Does Your Lifestyle Matter to You?</title>
      <description>As a child of the 80&amp;#8217;s, I grew up watching Robin Leach. He brought the lives of celebrities into my home with the hit show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. I loved his English accent, but I loved...</description>
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      <description>As a child of the 80&amp;#8217;s, I grew up watching Robin Leach. He brought the lives of celebrities into my home with the hit show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. I loved his English accent, but I loved...</description>
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      <title>10 Healthy Foods for Under $1</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>When it comes to food, there is a commonly held belief that if it's cheap, it can't possibly be healthy and if it's healthy, it's not going to be cheap. That may be true if we're talking about fresh...</description>
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      <title>Making Thanksgiving Memories that Matter</title>
      <description>I love Thanksgiving, as my one-size-bigger-each-year elastic waistband pants seem to attest. Of course, when I was young I could devour the annual Thanksgiving feast without concern, as calories avoided...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Kathi Macias</author>
      <description>I love Thanksgiving, as my one-size-bigger-each-year elastic waistband pants seem to attest. Of course, when I was young I could devour the annual Thanksgiving feast without concern, as calories avoided...</description>
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      <title>Finance Q&amp;A: Planning for the Holidays on a Low Budget</title>
      <description>Editor's Note:Do you havea question about your finances? Crosswalk.com welcomes financial columnist, Deborah Nayrocker. Deborah will be answering selected readers' questions in her monthly column.To submit...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Deborah Nayrocker</author>
      <description>Editor's Note:Do you havea question about your finances? Crosswalk.com welcomes financial columnist, Deborah Nayrocker. Deborah will be answering selected readers' questions in her monthly column.To submit...</description>
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      <title>Inexpensive Gifts for New Moms </title>
      <description>If there are expectant parents in your circle of friends, you may be racking your brain to come up with a gift for the baby that will be useful, unique and affordable. I've got an idea. Create a "Baby's...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Mary Hunt</author>
      <description>If there are expectant parents in your circle of friends, you may be racking your brain to come up with a gift for the baby that will be useful, unique and affordable. I've got an idea. Create a "Baby's...</description>
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      <title>Settle A Debt for Less than You Owe?</title>
      <description>In a time of widespread job losses and rising credit-card delinquencies, the radio ads are ear-catching: "Settle your outstanding debt for just pennies on the dollar &amp;#8212; without filing for bankruptcy!"...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Joseph Slife</author>
      <description>In a time of widespread job losses and rising credit-card delinquencies, the radio ads are ear-catching: "Settle your outstanding debt for just pennies on the dollar &amp;#8212; without filing for bankruptcy!"...</description>
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      <title>Despite Everything, We Are So Blessed</title>
      <description>I met a woman recently, I'll call her Sally, whose story makes the challenges in my life seem like child's play.It was 1975. Sally, a young native-born Vietnamese widow scraped together the thousands of...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Mary Hunt</author>
      <description>I met a woman recently, I'll call her Sally, whose story makes the challenges in my life seem like child's play.It was 1975. Sally, a young native-born Vietnamese widow scraped together the thousands of...</description>
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      <title>Marital Money Troubles? Find Peace with These Tips</title>
      <description>Ever fight over money? All of us want to have the things that are important to us. For this reason, a budget is also an expression of your personality and motivational style. Consider these four...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Ever fight over money? All of us want to have the things that are important to us. For this reason, a budget is also an expression of your personality and motivational style. Consider these four...</description>
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      <title>Re-Evaluating the "Safe" Part of Your Portfolio</title>
      <description>What's the primary reason investors buy bonds? Safety. Those already in retirement buy them for the reliable, steady income they generate. Those looking forward to retirement buy them for stability,...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>What's the primary reason investors buy bonds? Safety. Those already in retirement buy them for the reliable, steady income they generate. Those looking forward to retirement buy them for stability,...</description>
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      <title>Of Marshmallows and Wise Money Management</title>
      <description>Would you like to raise your children to be wise money managers? Teach them to be two-marshmallow kids. In other words, teach them how to wait. Over 40 years ago, Stanford University psychologist Walter...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Matt Bell</author>
      <description>Would you like to raise your children to be wise money managers? Teach them to be two-marshmallow kids. In other words, teach them how to wait. Over 40 years ago, Stanford University psychologist Walter...</description>
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      <title>Money and Morality: How Values Undercut the Economy</title>
      <description>October 21, 2009I'm used to Christians getting blamed for all sorts of things. But I never thought that responsibility for the current economic mess would be laid at our doorstep—yet that is exactly...</description>
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      <author>Chuck Colson</author>
      <description>October 21, 2009I'm used to Christians getting blamed for all sorts of things. But I never thought that responsibility for the current economic mess would be laid at our doorstep—yet that is exactly...</description>
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      <title>Make Sure Your Investment Decision-Making is Inside-Out</title>
      <description> One of the more counterintuitive propositions we regularly put forth in these pages is the idea that one's investing decisions usually can be made with little regard for what's going on in the investment...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Austin Pryor</author>
      <description> One of the more counterintuitive propositions we regularly put forth in these pages is the idea that one's investing decisions usually can be made with little regard for what's going on in the investment...</description>
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      <title>Reasons to Think Twice Before Buying a House</title>
      <description>In the wake of the mortgage crisis, consumers are rushing to take advantage of government incentives for homebuyers before they expire.  But before you sign a contract, here are some characteristics of...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Steve Diggs</author>
      <description>In the wake of the mortgage crisis, consumers are rushing to take advantage of government incentives for homebuyers before they expire.  But before you sign a contract, here are some characteristics of...</description>
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      <title>The 411 on Expiration Dates on Food Products</title>
      <description>Few things in the grocery store are more confusing than expiration dates on food products. When it says "Sell By 8/22/09," does that mean it has to be used by, or only sold by that date? Other products...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Mary Hunt</author>
      <description>Few things in the grocery store are more confusing than expiration dates on food products. When it says "Sell By 8/22/09," does that mean it has to be used by, or only sold by that date? Other products...</description>
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      <title>The Dollar at the Precipice</title>
      <description>October 9, 2009If you've seen the movie "Thelma and Louise," you'll never forget the ending: In the last scene, the two main characters head down a dirt roadin their top-down convertible. The road dead-ends...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Fred A. Kingery</author>
      <description>October 9, 2009If you've seen the movie "Thelma and Louise," you'll never forget the ending: In the last scene, the two main characters head down a dirt roadin their top-down convertible. The road dead-ends...</description>
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      <title>Estate Planning Essentials for Bad (and Good) Times</title>
      <description>You're bumped, you're bounced, you're battered, you're bruised. Markets are up, markets are down. Jobs are lost, jobs are found. The economy is enough to make your heart skip and your head spin. Nobody...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Stephen Bloom</author>
      <description>You're bumped, you're bounced, you're battered, you're bruised. Markets are up, markets are down. Jobs are lost, jobs are found. The economy is enough to make your heart skip and your head spin. Nobody...</description>
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      <title>Is the Economy Really Recovering?</title>
      <description>Is the recession over? With news reporting the recession is finally over and the stock market recovering over 50% from the March 9th low, we need to ask: is the economy truly improving? Many in the...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Jay Peroni, CFP(r)</author>
      <description>Is the recession over? With news reporting the recession is finally over and the stock market recovering over 50% from the March 9th low, we need to ask: is the economy truly improving? Many in the...</description>
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      <title>Finance Q&amp;A: What's the Best Way to Improve My Credit Score?</title>
      <description>Editor's Note:Do you havea question about your finances? Crosswalk.com welcomes financial columnist, Deborah Nayrocker. Deborah will be answering selected readers' questions in her monthly column.To submit...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>Deborah Nayrocker</author>
      <description>Editor's Note:Do you havea question about your finances? Crosswalk.com welcomes financial columnist, Deborah Nayrocker. Deborah will be answering selected readers' questions in her monthly column.To submit...</description>
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