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		<title>Stay at home mom starts online petition to get a credit card &#8211; despite her lack of income</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/17/stay-at-home-mom-starts-online-petition-to-get-a-credit-card-despite-her-lack-of-income/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked to weigh in (on a radio show) on a story that is developing in regards to new credit rules. A stay-at-home mom is angry because Target denied her a credit card. She is making a huge &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/17/stay-at-home-mom-starts-online-petition-to-get-a-credit-card-despite-her-lack-of-income/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pete the Planner&#8217;s Guide to Finding Lost Money</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/16/pete-the-planners-guide-to-finding-lost-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica the Intern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that most people have trouble keeping track of things. People lose their keys, phones, minds and, of course, money. Remember that bank account you had when you were sixteen and abandoned when you left for college? Remember those &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/16/pete-the-planners-guide-to-finding-lost-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An ethical dilemma: Should Bob give money to his brother?</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/14/an-ethical-dilemma-should-bob-give-money-to-his-brother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 21:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A guy named Bob asked me a doozy of an money/ethics question this past weekend. I&#8217;m fascinated by this question, mainly because I&#8217;m torn as to what the answer is. Here are the basics Bob&#8217;s grandma died. When she died, &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/14/an-ethical-dilemma-should-bob-give-money-to-his-brother/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Pete the Planner Scholarship winner to be announced this month</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/03/the-pete-the-planner-scholarship-winner-to-be-announced-this-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Responsibility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Student Loans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Pete the Planner Scholarship winner will be announced sometime in the next couple of weeks. The scholarship goes to a Pike High School senior who will be the first person in his/her family to go to college. It&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/03/the-pete-the-planner-scholarship-winner-to-be-announced-this-month/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A success story from the battlefield</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/01/a-success-story-from-the-battlefield/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David T. is one of our brave men and women that puts his life on the line for you and me. Like many soldiers, David has a wife and child back home. David and his family had accumulated quite a &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/01/a-success-story-from-the-battlefield/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An open letter to new college grads</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/01/an-open-letter-to-new-college-grads/</link>
		<comments>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/01/an-open-letter-to-new-college-grads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 04:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats! You have just completed an important stage of your life. It&#8217;s over. You aren&#8217;t a college kid anymore. I repeat, you aren&#8217;t a college kid anymore. Your sensibility must change. That&#8217;s what always needs to happen when you complete &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/05/01/an-open-letter-to-new-college-grads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time to have an uncomfortable conversation with your parents</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/26/its-time-to-have-an-uncomfortable-conversation-with-your-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/26/its-time-to-have-an-uncomfortable-conversation-with-your-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pete the Planner, causing awkward moments since 1977. Whether it&#8217;s happened already or not, you will eventually switch roles with your parents. They will look to you for guidance. They will look to you for care. And they may even &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/26/its-time-to-have-an-uncomfortable-conversation-with-your-parents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Stafford Loan interest rate discussion is missing the point</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/25/the-stafford-loan-interest-rate-discussion-is-missing-the-point/</link>
		<comments>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/25/the-stafford-loan-interest-rate-discussion-is-missing-the-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rounded stone, then you know about the possibility that Stafford Loans (the federal student loan mechanism) could see their interest rates increased from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1st. This means that current and &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/25/the-stafford-loan-interest-rate-discussion-is-missing-the-point/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What if financial success, in the traditional sense, isn&#8217;t in the cards?</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/25/what-if-financial-success-in-the-traditional-sense-isnt-in-the-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/25/what-if-financial-success-in-the-traditional-sense-isnt-in-the-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may or may not believe this, but I&#8217;m a reformed slacker. Throughout school, I put in the absolute minimum amount of effort to get the job adequately done. The job that needed to be adequately done? I just needed &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/25/what-if-financial-success-in-the-traditional-sense-isnt-in-the-cards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Simple financial truth</title>
		<link>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/24/simple-financial-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/24/simple-financial-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pete the Planner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lack of financial literacy is about 15% of the problem. A lack of financial restraint is the remainder of the problem. This site was created to help you with both. What helps with restraint? Motivation. Think of me as &#8230; <a href="http://petetheplanner.com/2012/04/24/simple-financial-truth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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