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		<title>Cleaning out the freezer I found BEEF</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 07:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slowly, I&#8217;m working through my pantry and freezer to use up what I already have. I opened the small freezer to the fridge I have in the basement and found 2 packages of beef! One package has 2 good cuts of steak and the other package has 2 filets off a round steak. Boy, was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veggies in the Fridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  My focus for this upcoming week will be to use the vegetables I have in the fridge. Sometimes it&#8217;s good to take everything out, make a list and incorporate them into meals to prevent waste. I do my marketing once a month, use my fresh veggies on hand and then move to the the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicken meals #4 &amp; 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We keep eating off those 3 whole chickens I bought last week&#8230; this time pan fried chicken breasts with diced tomatoes for me&#8230; low-carbing it&#8230;that&#8217;s #4 meal and #5 is using the last breast for a chicken salad spread for sandwiches. I still have wings &#38; a few legs &#38; thighs to use up this week. [...]]]></description>
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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 #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 #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>
		<link>http://pearsonsprogress.com/2011/11/day-15th-half-way-there/</link>
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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 #14 of my 30day challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 25th, 2011 On this 14th day of this challenge, I&#8217;ve spent: 1 bag of oat bran- 1,25 euros 2 baguettes- ,95 euro cents 3 Spanish breads- 1,17 1 chapata bread- ,90 For a total so far of: 4,27 spent on food in 14 days. That leaves 5,73 euros for the next 16 days of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day #12 and going great!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest keys to saving money is being organized. When you&#8217;re organized you&#8217;re protected from wasting precious time and money. It makes your whole life easier! Unfortunately being organized doesn’t come easy to everyone – but a challenge can help with that. It is a step-by-step, methodical process which has to be followed [...]]]></description>
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