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		<title>Zhu Zhu Mania: Robotic Hamster Package for $7,000 on eBay</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/27/zhu-zhu-mania-robotic-hamster-package-for-7000-on-ebay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most searched items on eBay this week are iPods and Zhu Zhu Pets—the latter solidifying its status as the season's must-have, can't-find toy. The robot Zhu Zhu hamsters are sold out at toy stores around the country, allowing sellers on eBay to demand a premium from parents who don't want to hear their kids [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=2013&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Season Multi-tasking: Shopping Online—and in the Store—Simultaneously</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/27/holiday-season-multi-tasking-shopping-online%e2%80%94and-in-the-store%e2%80%94simultaneously/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Black Friday 3.0: With smartphone in hand, you can stroll through a store's aisles while browsing the deals and comparing prices at dozens of other stores.  
USA Today cites stats like that 39% of shoppers ages 18 to 29 will use mobile devices to scope discounts, research products, and make purchases. What [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=2009&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Banks? Drugstores? Fast Food? Home Sellers? Everyone Wants a Piece of the Black Friday Frenzy</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/27/banks-drugstores-fast-food-home-sellers-everyone-wants-a-piece-of-the-black-friday-frenzy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, and all the usual suspects down at the mall are hardly the only businesses trying to grab consumers' attention this weekend.  
Here are some of the atypical businesses and retailers rolling out discounts and bonuses to entice you to buy on Black Friday and the busy shopping weeks that follow:
ING [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=2005&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Card Fee Watch: Will Big New Upfront Fees Replace the Hidden Old Ones?</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/25/credit-card-fee-watch-will-big-new-upfront-fees-replace-the-hidden-old-ones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Card Game]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Australia, credit card issuers simply tack on a percentage—over 5% in some cases—when a customer makes a purchase using plastic. Is this where we're headed? 
How did banks start charging these percentage add-ons? The Australian government changed the rules a few years ago, limiting the way banks could assess sneaky hidden fees onto consumers, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=2000&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eat, Drink, and Be Miserly</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/25/eat-drink-and-be-miserly/</link>
		<comments>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/25/eat-drink-and-be-miserly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is a classic time to check the national mood and reflect. So how are we doing? Let's just say you shouldn't expect to see a new car with a bow on top in your driveway anytime soon. 
A USA Today story sums up that on the eve of Thanksgiving people are spending [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=1997&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Checkout Line Conundrums: Should You Get the Extended Warranty? What about the Store&#039;s Credit Card?</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/25/checkout-line-conundrums-should-you-get-the-extended-warranty-what-about-the-stores-credit-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be on guard at the checkout line: In all the chaos of holiday shopping season, you can easily get talked into paying extra for some sort of extended service plan you don't want, or into signing up for a credit card that saves you 10% upfront—and then hammers you with fees down the line. 
Retailers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=1994&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Unemployment Bowling League</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/the-unemployment-bowling-league/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a week, a bowling alley in Michigan (where else?) welcomes about 150 unemployed workers, along with some hiring companies and employer reps, to try to throw some strikes and get their careers out of the gutter. It's all free too. 
Read about the Unemployment League in the WSJ.
It's unclear how many bowlers are getting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=1990&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon vs. Wal-Mart: Which One is Godzilla and Which One is Mothra Again?</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/amazon-vs-wal-mart-which-one-is-godzilla-and-which-one-is-mothra-again/</link>
		<comments>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/amazon-vs-wal-mart-which-one-is-godzilla-and-which-one-is-mothra-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The battle of the titan discounters is becoming one for the ages: Price wars, which began with books and DVDs, have expanded to include everything from cell phones to game consoles to toys. 
From the NY Times: 
“It's not about the prices of books and movies anymore. There is a bigger battle being fought,” said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=1986&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Doctor Walks into the ER. The Punchline? A $5,000 Bill</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/a-doctor-walks-into-the-er-the-punchline-a-5000-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/a-doctor-walks-into-the-er-the-punchline-a-5000-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[File this under the category of Shoe on the Other Foot. A doctor gets hurt while playing soccer, needs some stitches on his head, and learns what it's like to be on the other side of the health care system. 
Dr. Lance Budris's story, which is only remarkable because it happened to a doctor and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=1988&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Must-See Recession-Era TV: &quot;The Card Game&quot; and More</title>
		<link>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/must-see-recession-era-tv-the-card-game-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://money.blogs.time.com/2009/11/24/must-see-recession-era-tv-the-card-game-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Tuttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PBS's "Frontline," which features journalist Lowell Bergman on camera and that awesome, ultra-serious voiceover dude who has the ability to make everything sound like there's some nefarious conspiracy afoot, takes on the credit card industry—again. Also, TV shows on how to sell your stuff for quick cash, and how to endure financial lectures from your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=money.blogs.time.com&blog=7993914&post=1975&subd=timecheapskate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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