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		<title>Day #30&#8230; the end of this challenge &amp; I DID it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOORAY! I did it and I was able to save all but 10€ of my grocery money for (hopefully) a celebration trip with my  husband in May 2012. I&#8217;m a planner&#8230; I&#8217;ve learned that fun &#38; relaxation just does not  happen&#8230; I have  to plan for it and create it! In any case&#8230; I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #23 of the grocery challenge &amp; oranges!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 4th, 2011~Sunday I always feel so cared for by the Lord when I receive gifts from HIM. Last week while in the village,  a neighbor dropped by to give me a bag of oranges from her tree. Wasn&#8217;t that nice?! Of course I am so thankful for her but I know that my loving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #21 of my grocery challenge  &amp; the benefits of saffron</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 2nd, 2011~Friday Only 9 days left! I can do it!! I was reading about saffron the other day and here is what I found: Spain one of the largest growers of saffron, well known for it&#8217;s high cost and one of the key ingredients of the Spanish Paella. Here are some of the interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #20  and bit about my &#8216;freedom account&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   December 1st, 2011 I have spent so far: 7,26€ I have left: 2,74€ ~  Yesterday I had to buy a small jar of &#8216;lite mayo&#8217; for the egg salad sandwiches. Yes, we could have eaten something else, but I was focusing on the  french bread I need to use (I made canapes) and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day # 19~ saving for some &#8221;down-time&#8217;&#8230;can&#8217;t wait!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 30th, 2011 This February, John and I will celebrate 44 years of marriage and in March the publication of a New Testament after years of work. Part of my goal in reducing our spending, using up what we have, and &#8216;making  do&#8217; is to take a mini jaunt &#8216;somewhere&#8217; to celebrate these major accomplishments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #16 how to budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 27th, 2011~Sunday I hope you&#8217;ll take the time to watch this 6:21 video I added below. The end of it is the best. It&#8217;s a great motivator to reduce spending in one area in order to have money for the things that are important to you.  My 30 day challenge  is to save all  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #15th&#8230; half way there!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   November 26th, 2011 When you live on a fixed income or you can&#8217;t really increase your income, reducing expenditures can help us control our budgets and relieve some stress.  I  still have 5,73€ to spend on any grocery items ( and paper products) for the next 15 days. For paper napkins we are using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #5 of the NEWEST grocery challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 16th, 2011~Wednesday Today I&#8217;m going to use some of the canned beef (shredded) that I opened yesterday  and  make beef tacos. Thankfully I have corn and flour tortillas in the fridge. I also will take out of the freezer a Ziploc baggie of re-fried beans I made a few weeks ago. When I cook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #2 of the new food challenge.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  November 13th, 2011~Sunday We have been so blessed.  I really mean it!! We went to a fabulous retreat and they showered us with treats.  Very fun! We received among other things: a brown gravy mix~ loved this! tea seasonings candies~very fun! gum..Juicy Fruit! a book &#38; a video Today&#8217;s meals will be: Breakfast: I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #1 of my &#8216;new&#8217; grocery challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the menu for today my 1st day of a 30 day challenge. November 12, 2011: Breakfast: John-French toast &#38; an egg Me- 3 Tablespoons of oat bran soaked in non-fat milk, + 2 non fat yogurts Lunch:   Since we returned home last night late, after being gone for 6 days, I took [...]]]></description>
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