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	<title>The Credit Letter</title>
	
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		<title>The Story of the ATM: From Obscurity to a Street Corner Near You</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1967]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Automated Teller Machines]]></category>
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Photo caption: John Shepherd-Barron, World’s First ATM &#038; The First Transaction, 1967
ATMs changed not only the face of banking but also the way we go about our daily lives. According to the ATM Industry Association, there are now more than 1.7 million installed worldwide with a new one being installed somewhere in the world every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Best &amp; Worst Countries In The World For Paid Maternity Leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katherine</dc:creator>
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Paid maternity / parental leave is not a new hot topic here in Australia. What is quite shocking however is that this serious issue is still being debated today.
The Save the Children ‘State of the World’s Mothers’ Report compares the well-being of mothers and children in 158 countries and is published every year as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Ways to Say I’m Making Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fran Budd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baking cake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bring home the bacon]]></category>
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There&#8217;s the &#8216;haves&#8217; and then there&#8217;s the &#8216;have nots&#8217;. Some of the &#8216;have nots&#8217; imagine winning the lottery and a very small number of them actually have won big&#8230;.the rest have won a meat tray in a raffle.
And, then there is the rest of us who have to roll up our sleeves, get an education, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Tips for Choosing the Best Credit Card</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCreditLetter/~3/HFMqwQS92uQ/8-tips-for-choosing-best-credit-card.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/8-tips-for-choosing-best-credit-card.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Knight Hooson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance transfer cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compare credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card offers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[no fee cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reward cards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/?p=416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why get a one-size fits all card when you can tailor your credit card to suit your needs? Even a quick look will show there is an overwhelming array of credit cards available to you, the consumer. It can be hard to sort through them all and figure out which card is going to best serve your needs. Points, interest rates, rewards, airmiles – it doesn’t take long before your head is swimming. Let’s dip a toe into the credit card waters and try to make sense of the various cards available to you. 
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		<title>5 Awesome Free MS Office Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCreditLetter/~3/KuLnstItWT8/5-awesome-ms-office-alternatives.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/5-awesome-ms-office-alternatives.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free downloads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google docs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ms office alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spreadsheet]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Developer boffins the world over have worked long and hard to come up with alternatives to the Microsoft Office suite, not just because they enjoy fiddling with code all day, but to provide a software package that offers just the same as Office at a much more affordable price. Here are 10 of the most formidable challengers on the market, and they’re all free, free, FREE!
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		<title>20 Signs Your Personal Finances Are In Tatters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fran Budd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cash Flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgeting skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit letter]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking inspiration from Free From Broke’s article 25 Traits of the Not So Well to Do, The Credit Letter looks into ways of recognising you may be in financial diffs, but haven’t quite realised it yet.]]></description>
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		<title>When The Economy Goes Down, What Goes Up?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCreditLetter/~3/HpNzGDz4Mos/economy-down-up.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/economy-down-up.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy interest rates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unemployment rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/?p=360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the economy languishes in a constant flux of ‘will it, won’t it get better’, read on to learn about the areas that grow when the economy flounders. If you’re smart, you can make some cash by playing the odds and avoid the pitfalls along the way.]]></description>
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		<title>11 Ways Airlines Could Save Money (Without Asking Staff to Work for Free)</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCreditLetter/~3/otCfrulie8g/11-ways-airlines-could-save-money-without-asking-staff-to-work-for-free.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/11-ways-airlines-could-save-money-without-asking-staff-to-work-for-free.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline fuel costs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business class]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[first class seats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[in-flight magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money saving strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premium economy seats]]></category>

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BA Leaving Town
Image via: Irargerich



Once upon a time, to fly was seen as a bit of a luxury. Not everyone could afford to jet from country to country on a whim. Economy offered more than the bare minimum of service during a flight, and it was more often than not an exciting experience for all. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Heart-Stopping Credit Card Statement Surprises</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCreditLetter/~3/hrVMuGZJaRc/heart-stopping-credit-card-statement.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/heart-stopping-credit-card-statement.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fran Budd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[card charges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phone charges]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[scotland yard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visa charges]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.creditcardcompare.com.au/blog/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your credit card bill just arrived, and a familiar dread builds up as you open up the statement. Just before you look to judge the damage, a deep regret swells up as you recollect the purchases of the past month. And it's scary...]]></description>
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		<title>5 Disasters That Make Staying In Bed Your Best Financial Bet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cash Flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car crash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lost wallet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parking fines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saving money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax evasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the average person earning about AUS$190 per day, it doesn’t take much to drain the bank balance when things go wrong. Here are just a few examples of those times you would have actually saved money by snuggling under the covers.]]></description>
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