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		<title>AHHHHHH! The taxing issue of the fiscal review&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MonicaW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all have to pay taxes.  And we all should review our finances—at least annually—to see what has changed.  Rather than have two headaches, I combine the two tasks into one and risk only one pain.  This year, I&#8217;m sharing my &#8220;process&#8221;: It isn&#8217;t really complicated, but it does take most of a day.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free museum days</title>
		<link>http://www.thriftista.com/2012/01/22/free-museum-days-this-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Out on the Town]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Free museum days for Illinois museums: Chicago Children&#8217;s Museum - Target Free First Sundays and Kraft Free Family Night Free admission for kids 15 and under. First Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and every Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago &#8211; Target Free Tuesdays Free every Tuesday for IL residents Art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding your guilty pleasure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a guilty pleasure &#8211; hit a Barnes &#38; Noble and get a few books. Till a little later and you realize not all of them were the best decision. What do you do with it? Donate to the library? Toss? Hope that a friend will want to read it? A few better solutions exist: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandler&#8217;s Girls Night Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MonicaW</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Bee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touring the Burbs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Ladies who work or live near Schaumburg may be interested in the (not quite) monthly Girls Night Out at Chandlers. The next event in 2012 will be held on 26 January from 5-9 p.m. Admission and appetizers are free (we always like that word!) and there is a cash bar. This looks like a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four eyes for less</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Looking Good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You know how it goes: You&#8217;re talking to a girlfriend about Wil Wheaton, then the efficacy of epidurals, then eventually, cheap prescription glasses. Yep, it&#8217;s one of those days. While chatting with our blogger buddy Karrey [who has a great DIY home rehab blog], we&#8217;ve found that we&#8217;ve been looking in all the wrong places for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Millennium Park free events</title>
		<link>http://www.thriftista.com/2012/01/08/millennium-park-free-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Bee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millennium Park has many free events almost any night of the week — yes, even in the winter! Personally I&#8217;m intrigued by the &#8220;Cabaret With a View&#8221; where you sit on the enclosed stage of the Pritzker Pavilion in a climate-controlled environment. Check out the fabulous events. Don&#8217;t forget your wine and a picnic! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Home improvement workshops for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Bee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the &#8220;joys&#8221; of home ownership is keeping your place in shape, or improving what you already have. Fortunately, Home Depot has regular workshops and &#8220;do-it-herself&#8221; with a lot of options, and you can have no knowledge to get started. Best of all, they&#8217;re free and signing up for the club gets you future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Joffrey Ballet tours</title>
		<link>http://www.thriftista.com/2011/12/18/free-joffrey-ballet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artistic endeavors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in ballet?  Want the background scoop?  If so, then lucky you for living in (or near) Chicago!  The Joffrey Ballet offers free tours on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.  Although they are free, you can&#8217;t just pop in&#8211; you have to call at least a few days in advance and reserve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas decorations</title>
		<link>http://www.thriftista.com/2011/12/10/christmas-decorations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MonicaW</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decorating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit it&#8230;I&#8217;m lazy.  I want Christmas cheer without much effort or money.  But I also want things to look nice. I still use the same fake tabletop tree that I bought when I first moved out of my parents&#8217; house.  Even though it is fake, it doesn&#8217;t look plastic or papery&#8230;I HATE it when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free e-cards, for the cheap at heart</title>
		<link>http://www.thriftista.com/2011/12/10/free-e-cards-for-the-cheap-at-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Bee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ecards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free ecards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you&#8217;re like me and forgot to send cards. Or finances just don&#8217;t allow you to send greetings to everyone on your list. What with Hallmark going pay-for-play on their excellent e-cards, and most e-card sites having some truly craptastic designs [sorry, that's as nice as i get with some of these monstrosities!] I&#8217;ve put [...]]]></description>
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