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		<title>Dancing Fool, or 13 Going on 40</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/dancing-fool-or-13-going-on-40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 19:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;13 Going on 30&#8243; is an old Jennifer Garner romantic comedy that&#8217;s probably best remembered as a female version of &#8220;Big&#8221;.  There&#8217;s a scene where the Garner character revives a boring party by getting everyone to do the Michael Jackson &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/dancing-fool-or-13-going-on-40/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3855&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Money Books: YMOYL vs. All The Money In The World</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/money-books-ymoyl-vs-all-the-money-in-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no real &#8220;battle&#8221; between the much-acclaimed &#8220;Your Money or Your Life (YMoYL)&#8221; and the recently published &#8221;All The Money In The World (ATM)&#8221;.  In fact, they probably spring from the much of the same philosophy and focus on our relationship with money.  However, I think &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/money-books-ymoyl-vs-all-the-money-in-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3830&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Perfect Weekend</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/my-perfect-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chapter of Laura Vanderkam&#8217;s book &#8220;All The Money In The World&#8221; focuses on a reader&#8217;s perfect weekend.  For most people, the perfect weekend involves spending money, even if it doesn&#8217;t have to be high amounts.  Even if you focus on quality time with &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/my-perfect-weekend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3743&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book In Progress: All The Money In The World</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/book-in-progress-all-the-money-in-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After finishing &#8220;Your Money Or Your Life&#8221; (YMOYL), I felt the need to continue my mental shift toward money and decided to read All The Money In The World by Laura Vanderkam.  The author herself was kind enough to email &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/book-in-progress-all-the-money-in-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3721&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wait, I Do Have Dreams…</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/wait-i-do-have-dreams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was reading Chapter 4 of Your Money Or Your Life, I could not come up with good answers related to questions about goals/dreams.  What kind of life did I imagine for myself and my family?  What did I still &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/wait-i-do-have-dreams/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3706&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Independence And Co-Dependence</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/i-cant-imagine-financial-indepedence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I get close to the end of &#8221;Your Money or Your Life&#8221;, I alternate between feelings of inspiration and depression, for lack of a better adjective.  Chapter 8 of YMOYL focuses on the cross-over point, when you reach financial independence &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/i-cant-imagine-financial-indepedence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3677&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random Bits Of Good Advice</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/best-advice-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the time you&#8217;re 40ish, or been around long enough, you&#8217;ve been on the receiving end of tons of advice &#8212; some good, some not so good or at least not applicable to your life.  I thought that I would compile some &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/best-advice-ever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3383&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How I Read Blogs</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/how-i-read-blogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just for fun, here&#8217;s a glimpse of my decision-making skills (and my first chart&#8230;):Note: I included 2 mood options for the purpose of this chart. I normally do not arrive at work very angry or super happy, just more in &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/how-i-read-blogs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3669&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waste Not, Want Not?</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/waste-not-want-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oilandgarlic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earth Day is around the corner (April 22nd) which always makes me confront my horrible wasteful ways.   While many people connect simple living with green living, that hasn&#8217;t been my personal experience. I just find being wasteful much easier.  Isn&#8217;t it easier &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/waste-not-want-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3648&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Left Out</title>
		<link>http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/left-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t thought at all about popularity since high school.  I was so glad to leave those days behind and move on to college, which was much more my style.  I loved meeting people from different geographic areas and eventually &#8230; <a href="http://oilandgarlic.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/left-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oilandgarlic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8440777&#038;post=3616&#038;subd=oilandgarlic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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