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  <title><![CDATA[The Smartest Way to Save: Why You Can't Hang on to Money and What to Do About It]]></title>
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  <default-description>TheSmartestWay to Save, Why You Can't Save Money and What to Do About It  is your guidebook for surviving the recession. Your money is hard to make, but easy to spend. You know you need to save to pay for your home, send your kids to college, and retire. But so many people drown in a sea of toxic debt and feel powerless to overcome destructive, compulsive spending.             This concise, readable manual will help you spend less, save more, overcome bad habits, and conquer debt. It is filled with hundreds of practical, doable tips that you can apply to your daily life, regardless of your age or finances.             Authors Samuel K. Freshman and Heidi Clingen have two different perspectives, but their stories come together to encourage you to embrace your economic situation with enthusiasm. Their straight talk is engaging and compassionate and will make a genuine difference in your wallet--and your future!</default-description>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>I've made an amazing discovery! I have this great secret to share with all of you! I learned it reading The Smartest Way to Save. Here is the secret: In order to get ahead financially you have to spend less than you make! I know, that's kind of like picking up a book on how to lose weight and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53973227">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[We wrote this book to help everyone save hundreds of dollars while living well in tough times!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book helped me change my spending and saving habits.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book contains the same financial advice that can be found from much more recognizable names.  I did not find any concrete tips that I could actually put into action as we have already cut our spending down to the minimum.  Giving up the daily latte to save money only works if you are buying a d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51255965">more...</a>]]></body>
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