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		<title>How to Build Savings While Paying Off Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Limiting your bills and paying yourself first help you find the right balance.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/how-to-build-savings-while-paying-off-debt/' addthis:title='How to Build Savings While Paying Off Debt ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Limiting your bills and paying yourself first help you find the right balance.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/my-money/2010/10/25/how-to-build-savings-while-paying-off-debt.html?s_cid=rss:my-money:how-to-build-savings-while-paying-off-debt" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Wall Street Whispers: Toxic Home Prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The toxic-asset dilemma of mortgage debt has moseyed over from Wall Street balance sheets to Main Street&#8217;s front door.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/wall-street-whispers-toxic-home-prices/' addthis:title='Wall Street Whispers: Toxic Home Prices ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The toxic-asset dilemma of mortgage debt has moseyed over from Wall Street balance sheets to Main Street&#8217;s front door.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10873744/1/wall-street-whispers-toxic-home-prices.html?puc=_tscrss" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Rates and debt likely to hit Aust savings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising levels of consumer debt and another spate of interest rate hikes could soon cut into Australians&#8217; savings and lead to more credit defaults, economists say.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/rates-and-debt-likely-to-hit-aust-savings/' addthis:title='Rates and debt likely to hit Aust savings ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rising levels of consumer debt and another spate of interest rate hikes could soon cut into Australians&#8217; savings and lead to more credit defaults, economists say.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/4170065/Rates-and-debt-likely-to-hit-Aust-savings" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Judge Close to Accepting S.E.C.-Citigroup Settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $75 million settlement between the S.E.C. and Citigroup involves the bank’s failure to adequately disclose its exposure to subprime mortgage debt.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/judge-close-to-accepting-s-e-c-citigroup-settlement/' addthis:title='Judge Close to Accepting S.E.C.-Citigroup Settlement ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The $75 million settlement between the S.E.C. and Citigroup involves the bank’s failure to adequately disclose its exposure to subprime mortgage debt.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/business/25sec.html?src=busln" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Credit Card Debt Consolidation and Relief Programs Needed Today</title>
		<link>http://www.debtfree.net/credit-card-debt-consolidation-and-relief-programs-needed-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With an Unfolding Personal Debt Crisis Underway, National Debt Relief Program Discussed Credit Card Debt Relief and Consolidation Programs&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/credit-card-debt-consolidation-and-relief-programs-needed-today/' addthis:title='Credit Card Debt Consolidation and Relief Programs Needed Today ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With an Unfolding Personal Debt Crisis Underway, National Debt Relief Program Discussed Credit Card Debt Relief and Consolidation Programs&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1323484&#038;sourceType=3" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Credit card debt lowest level in 8 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year&#8217;s second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/credit-card-debt-lowest-level-in-8-years/' addthis:title='Credit card debt lowest level in 8 years ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year&#8217;s second quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as cardholders continued to pay off balances.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100825/NEWS11/100829835" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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		<title>Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform: Would it add $5 trillion to US debt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration held a conference Tuesday about how to reform mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Reform could involve adding Fannie and Freddie&#8217;s roughly $5 trillion in obligations, in effect, to the federal balance sheet.&#8212;read the article Visit the DebtFree.net website for more great tips, news and help with reducing your debt<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.debtfree.net/fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-reform-would-it-add-5-trillion-to-us-debt/' addthis:title='Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform: Would it add $5 trillion to US debt? ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Obama administration held a conference Tuesday about how to reform mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Reform could involve adding Fannie and Freddie&#8217;s roughly $5 trillion in obligations, in effect, to the federal balance sheet.&#8212;<br  /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2010/0817/Fannie-Mae-and-Freddie-Mac-reform-Would-it-add-5-trillion-to-US-debt" target="_blank">read the article <br  /></a></p>
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