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		<title>Wax Your Own Cheese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am still concentrating on living a more frugal lifestyle but I have not given up on continuing to build my own General Store and on filling in the gaps in my preps. I recently found a great deal on cheese and it reminded me that I need to order some cheese wax and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Card Savy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Credit cards can be a wonderful asset or doom your frugal living goals. There are a few things you may want to consider before using your card. I am working at paying off mine and then using them more wisely to build my credit score and to save my bank account, no more interest payments. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/credit-card-savy/02/01/</link>
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		<title>Egg Carton Fire Starters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping with our commitment to live more frugally and also continue to prepare the following is a great way to make fire starters that are virtually free. One of the things I heard from survivors of hurricane Sandy is that fuel was in short supply, heating fuel, cooking fuel, everything. Why not just make your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/egg-carton-fire-starters/01/30/</link>
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		<title>Saving on Groceries this Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been hearing from quite &#160;a few of you that you are concerned about the economy and more than ever feel you should be stocking up to prepare for the coming depression or recession. Some economists are even predicting inflation. In other words, every economist is expecting a change, not for the better, &#160;but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/saving-on-groceries-this-week/11/16/</link>
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		<title>Power Out? Tips for Staying Warm and Sane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I was amazed and disappointed as I watched the news last night. A reporter was touring the apartment of a family who has been without power for the past week. It was so frustrating to see them freezing when there are a few things they could have done to make a huge difference. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/power-out-tips-for-staying-warm-and-sane/11/08/</link>
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		<title>Cooking from Scratch&#8230;Hurricane Sarah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This has been a very difficult week for me. I have posted on our facebook page tips for preparing for the hurricane but I wonder if anyone ever uses any of those tips and get ready. I know most of my friends and family have not listened. Is that because we don&#39;t look at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/cooking-from-scratch-hurricane-sarah/10/31/</link>
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		<title>Saving Money on the Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week the grandkids are coming for a few days without mom and dad. I am so excited and I want this to be fun but I&#39;m still on that budget and still only purchasing items on sale. Time to think out of the box and to plan some frugal days. We have a tradition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/saving-money-on-the-kids/10/25/</link>
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		<title>Saving on Gasoline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you believe what is happening with gas prices? Yikes! Yesterday gas stations in southern California were closing because they ran out of gas. Gas prices have gone to over $5.00 per gallon in some places. It is up to $4.39 where I live. This is crazy and if we don&#39;t get more independent of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/saving-on-gasoline/10/05/</link>
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		<title>Been Shopping&#8230;New Recipe&#8230;Keeping Track</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had such an interesting shopping trip this week. I am continuing my pledge to purchase only items that are on sale and it has been surprisingly easy. I needed to get a hat to wear at a church party next weekend. All the ladies are wearing fancy hats to cheer on the guys who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/been-shopping-new-recipe-keeping-track/10/02/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Shopping the Sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For two years we worked to build a General Store in our homes. If you missed that it will take a little work but if you search the General Store post you can do it yourself. You may also want to purchase the Year One Newsletters which includes a summary. If you have been a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/im-shopping-the-sales/09/25/</link>
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		<title>Pancakes for Breakfast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I guess this is my frugal breakfast week. Yes, you can purchase pancake mix at the store and it isn&#39;t real expensive but you can still make it for a fraction of the cast of commercial. I love homemade pancakes, they really are so much better, but they take time most of us just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/pancakes-for-breakfast/09/14/</link>
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		<title>Oatmeal for Breakfast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news this morning is not good. he United States has been put on notice that if things don&#39;t change fast our credit rating will be downgraded again. This would be the second time in two years and only the second time ever! We have never had our credit rating reduced until the past few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/oatmeal-for-breakfast/09/12/</link>
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		<title>Shopping is a Killer&#8230;Part One:Take the Pledge!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Several years ago our family went through a difficult time and we were unemployed or under employed for three years. During that time I rarely shopped. My biggest thrill came when going to the grocery store. It was the only money I really felt justified in spending, after all we did need to eat. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/shopping-is-a-killer-part-onetake-the-pledge/09/07/</link>
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		<title>West Nile Virus&#8230;Well Water&#8230;Napkins, Paper Towels and Coffee filters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today it was announced that 80 people have now died of West Nile. Please check out the article in the September Totally Ready Newsletter and take precautions now. Also in this issue: Saving Money on gasoline and travel, Recipes~pork, Cleaning supplies and Frugal recipes. For those of you who are on city water it probably [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/west-nile-virus-well-water-napkins-paper-towels-and-coffee-filters/09/05/</link>
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		<title>Baking Bread and Family Coming to Town</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Tonight on Ready or Not: Amateur Radio! The timing for this show couldn&#39;t be more perfect as Isaac moves on shore. How would you communicate during and after a disaster? How would you check on loved ones if they were to experience a disaster? Isn&#39;t getting a license difficult? NO Isn&#39;t it expensive? NO. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.totallyready.com/baking-bread-and-family-coming-to-town/08/28/</link>
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