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	<title>Startup Fiance &#187; The Startup</title>
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		<title>Assigning Value</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I like to think I am a pretty decent person.  Along with all of the girl scout standards such as holding doors open, helping elderly ladies cross the street and smiling at most every eye that crosses my path, I also volunteer my time and energy on larger projects like helping to find homes for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paying Taxes on Adsense Earnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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This year I find myself in a strange tax predicament.  Not only have I moved across the country (again), but I have earned more than $400 through Google AdSense.  According to the IRS, this fact makes me a business owner.  In the eyes of the law, my business of website content writing is a Sole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I apologize for my brief absence from entertaining and updating everyone!  I made it safely back to Pee-ay, and am now in the process of figuring out how to best divide my time with my new living situation.  I spoke to Butterfinger last night and he was outside of Reno, Nevada, so I expect to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zeitgeist II: Addendum Movie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Today the second Zeitgeist movie was released, Zeitgest: Addendum, and I am confident that it will answer most if not all of the lingering questions that remain in everyone&#8217;s minds concerning the way Butterfinger and I choose to live our lives. Are you wondering why we let our house foreclose?  Want to know why Butterfinger simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport Juice</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 21:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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My latest secret shopping excursion landed me at the airport.  Most people would have been greatly perturbed at the notion of leaving a BBQ on a Friday night to ride around in an airport shuttle and submit a report, but I was energized.  Instead of taking the airport for what it is at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chain Mail</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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We all get those inspirational emails, spouting of some of life&#8217;s most important mantras, followed by a YOU MUST FORWARD THIS OR YOU WILL DIE threat at the end.  Most I read, but I honestly do not devote the same sort of brain capacity I would to reading from a website or book, simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks, But No Thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 20:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I received an email last week from my former boss offering me a part time position at the office where I first began my ophthalmology career.  The place is close to my house, I would be doing something I am already proficient in, I know the docs, I know the employees, and I absolutely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WoW in Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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In an outside the box attempt to make me realize, and trust in, Butterfinger&#8217;s ability to create money out of thin air, he has recently taken to perfecting his skill as a jewel making craftsman in World of Warcraft.  Before you read any further please try to understand that, despite any preconceived notions you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call It Karma</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 06:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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In a feat of Craigslist wizardry, and perhaps a healthy pinch of old-fashioned good luck, I was able to pull of the Craigslist barter caper of the century this afternoon.  I had spoken to a friendly gentleman earlier this week via email and cellular telephone regarding some software he was interested in purchasing for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blinded by the Light</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Butterfinger and I went out around noon today to pick up some lunch.  As we headed toward our final destination of Rally&#8217;s for some delicious 2/$5 chicken sandwiches, I could not help but to notice how hard I was needing to squint just to focus on the road.  It was one of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money and Wealth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I do not care about money.  I know Butterfinger tends not to believe me a majority of the times I have professed this statement, but it is true, I think little green pieces of paper that are not backed by gold are pretty darn useless &#8211; especially given the way the dollar has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save a Bull is Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adventures with Dogs]]></category>
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Last weekend I had a chance to sit down and start another site.  If you will recall, in a post a few months back I had mentioned that we purchased a domain name that would be used for the Pit Bull rescue I want to have when the right time comes.  The site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Direction</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/changing-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I am sure most of you have noticed that our startup site has not been up for quite some time.  We had hoped to get everything running again by February, but it is now mid-March and we are just getting back into it.  A me, circa 2002, would sit here and blame our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only a Month?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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As you can see, my site data was procured from evil Master Choco and we are finally back up in action.  I was expecting to see that my last post was written before Christmastime or shortly there after, but to my complete surprise, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Cry Over Expired Milk&#8217; was written on January 16th!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Posts, Here&#8217;s to 100 More!</title>
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		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/100-posts-heres-to-100-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Today, not-withstanding my Christmastime blogging break, I am writing my 100th post as the Startup Fiance.  Given that I usually spend roughly 30 minutes writing, editing, and publishing each post, I have now officially spent at least 50 hours perfecting my literary craft; I think 50 hours is a gross understatement, but is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile Office &#8211; Optimized</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Yesterday the framework was laid for productivity success within the confines of the VW Eurovan office, but a few key pieces to the efficiency puzzle were still missing.  We still had to run the van to charge the laptops and for heat, which we knew was not fair to Grimace, and an optimal comfort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest for Broadband</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Since arriving back in PA we have been having a terrible time trying to actually get work done, you know, the kind that puts food in your belly and fixes doggy legs.  Do not misunderstand what may follow, we have been having a wonderful time laughing, eating, and drinking with friends and family, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Always Save</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Butterfinger has warned me a million times to make sure that I am saving things as I am writing them, especially since the majority of my time lately has been spent writing content for the blogs or the startup.  While I can with 100% confidence say that I always listen to what he tells [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slacker</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2007/slacker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I am utterly embarrassed to admit that it has been nearly 20 days since I updated my site!  Unfortunately, I do not think today is going to be much different other than apologizing and promising to update all of you with the details of the road trip in the upcoming weeks.  For those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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So I was thinking that when we return from our cross country trek that we should have a garage sale, but instead of having your regular run of the mill sale where people rummage through your junk in the garage, I was thinking about opening up the whole house.  In the spirit of being [...]]]></description>
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