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		<title>Cheap prescription glasses help you bring an essential expense under control</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 09:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s important to try and think of ways you can save money of some of the more expensive aspects of your day to day life. When you tot things up, you’ll often find that certain essentials cost you an awful lots of money and it is crucial to get these costs under control. One of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s important to try and think of ways you can save money of some of the more expensive aspects of your day to day life. When you tot things up, you’ll often find that certain essentials cost you an awful lots of money and it is crucial to get these costs under control.</p>
<p>One of the things that can end up costing you a fortune is eye care. If you wear glasses and go for regular eye tests then you could end up paying a fortune year in year out to make sure your eyes are in good condition and to update your glasses when you fancy a change.</p>
<p>These costs are essential because you should never neglect the health of your eyes. Equally, you shouldn’t have to make compromises on your appearance just because you can’t devote loads of cash to designer frames. Fortunately, it is possible to find cheap prescription glasses online.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theinternetglassescompany.co.uk/">Cheap prescription glasses</a> allow you to take advantage of great design at lower prices than you can expect to find on the high street. This is a great way of helping you bring some of those absolutely essential expenses under control and it will motivate you to take care of your eyes more keenly.</p>
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		<title>You should be very good at managing your money before you start to earn more</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should be very good at managing your money before you start to earn more. What do I mean by this? Probably most people out there lose their senses for some time when they start to earn more money than they currently do and due to this, start to spend like crazy and many people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You should be very good at managing your money before you start to earn more. What do I mean by this?</p>
<p>Probably most people out there lose their senses for some time when they start to earn more money than they currently do and due to this, start to spend like crazy and many people ever go into the negative without realising and one night it dawns on them the consequences of their actions.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s after this time when people begin to get very depressed and back&#8217;s start to call them like crazy and harass them daily.</p>
<p>So, make sure you control your finances and don&#8217;t go beyond your limit.</p>
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		<title>Why you should give more work for free to your clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now this is an interesting topic. Let&#8217;s take the example of a Web Development Project. Say you&#8217;re building an e-commerce website for a client. Why should you give this client additional work for free? Simple. Client will come back and purchase more services from you Client will remain happy with the service and recommend you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now this is an interesting topic.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take the example of a Web Development Project.</p>
<p>Say you&#8217;re building an e-commerce website for a client. Why should you give this client additional work for free? Simple.</p>
<ul>
<li>Client will come back      and purchase more services from you</li>
<li>Client will remain happy      with the service and recommend you to others</li>
<li>Client will have a good      night&#8217;s sleep</li>
<li>Client will feel they&#8217;re      getting their money&#8217;s worth</li>
<li>You feel good for having a happy client</li>
</ul>
<p>What are the bad points?</p>
<ul>
<li>Your manager will say a few      words to you&#8230;</li>
</ul>
<p>So, do you think the good points out weigh the bad?</p>
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		<title>Some tips on starting a new business in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some tips on starting a new business in 2010: Before you start a new business in the year 2010 keep up to date with technology There have been many businesses that remained very small for 20+ years but as soon as technology increased and they recognised it, with a little work became very big businesses [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some tips on starting a new business in 2010:</p>
<ul>
<li>Before you start a new business in the year 2010 keep up to date with technology</li>
<li>There have been many businesses that remained very small for 20+ years but as soon as technology increased and they recognised it, with a little work became very big businesses in no time.</li>
<li>Look at the example of Microsoft &#8211; Within a very short time, the founder of Microsoft became one of the riches people in the world</li>
</ul>
<p>Then again, sometimes technology can be a waste of time. If you&#8217;re a fast food takeaway, i think you&#8217;re not going to deliver from the UK to Japan&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Is it worth investing quick in your business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the initial stages, when a business is very successful then the owner tends to quickly invest the profit made back into the business without taking time to analyse the situation and the business owner thinks to him or herself that by reinvesting quickly back into the business, more success will be seen. Now is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the initial stages, when a business is very successful then the owner tends to quickly invest the profit made back into the business without taking time to analyse the situation and the business owner thinks to him or herself that by reinvesting quickly back into the business,  more success will be seen. </p>
<p>Now is this correct? Not always.</p>
<p>In many case, a lot of business are very successful in the first month or so but that decreases over time and others are slow at first but catch on very quick later on!</p>
<p>So the best thing to do is to analyse the situation in detail before reinvesting.</p>
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		<title>Running a Business from Home &#8211; Is it a good idea?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running a Business from Home &#8211; Is it a good idea? A lot of people who have not tried running a business from home think it would be the best ever and are amazed at people hiring offices and shops when they can use their how for their business! But, is this really good idea? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Running a Business from Home &#8211; Is it a good idea?<br />
A lot of people who have not tried running a business from home think it would be the best ever and are amazed at people hiring offices and shops when they can use their how for their business!<br />
But, is this really good idea?<br />
Only those who have tried it will say no and not will they only say no but go a step ahead and start to rant about it. Why? Because it is a very difficult thing to do with the many distractions around.<br />
But if you can master it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>News and money</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a lot of people do these days is keep up to date with the latest news and as some major news breaks, they quickly produce a website and promote something related to the breaking news and thus with the recent inventions of Google and Bing search engines, their websites are found easy and lots [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a lot of people do these days is keep up to date with the latest news and as some major news breaks, they quickly produce a website and promote something related to the breaking news and thus with the recent inventions of Google and Bing search engines, their websites are found easy and lots of people get interested in the site due to the news. This way, the website gets a lot of traffic and thus people advertise on the site for large sums of money!</p>
<p>But then again, it can be very boring at times and could also be a flop. you can take the risk!</p>
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		<title>Online will help your spending costs&#8230; Or will it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone who has some experience with the web will come to the conclusion that in most cases, the web is your best choice for quality and cheap prices for a variety of products that are available in all industries. in other words, people recommend shopping online to gain a bargain and save money. OK, this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone who has some experience with the web will come to the conclusion that in most cases, the web is your best choice for quality and cheap prices for a variety of products that are available in all industries.</p>
<p>in other words, people recommend shopping online to gain a bargain and save money. OK, this is true but look at it from another angle. By going on the web shopping, you will likely be attracted to many other products that will probably take out more from your pocket!</p>
<p>So now tell me, do you think shopping on the web will leave you with more money in the end?</p>
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		<title>Money Money Money Money Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money!!! That&#8217;s the big questions readers. Is money the answer everything? Think about it. Most people dream of becoming a millionaire but do not realise how detrimental it can be. Most people cannot manage their own finances and come into debt after debt after debt and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money!!!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the big questions readers. Is money the answer everything? Think about it. Most people dream of becoming a millionaire but do not realise how detrimental it can be.</p>
<p>Most people cannot manage their own finances and come into debt after debt after debt and believe it or not, most millionaires don&#8217;t have their peace of mind! That&#8217;s the fools dream.</p>
<p>If the million is made through a lot of hard work then there is more peace but a quick million earned (e.g. via the lottery) will take your peace away. Just look at all the people, who have won the lottery in the last few years, they wish they never won!!!</p>
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		<title>Christmas Cards and Finance!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of the year again where everyone is looking forward to the seasonal holidays and Christmas breaks to get away from work and have a nice long break at home with family or to go out and travel the world! Well, back here at A Fool and His Money, we will still have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again where everyone is looking forward to the seasonal holidays and Christmas breaks to get away from work and have a nice long break at home with family or to go out and travel the world!</p>
<p>Well, back here at A Fool and His Money, we will still have a job to do. What&#8217;s that, you ask? Well we will still make sure you make the most of your finances during a very busy shopping time where everyone will be buying gifts and items for everyone else!</p>
<p>For today, I&#8217;m going to concentrate on <a href=" 	http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/christmas-christmas-cards.aspx">Christmas Cards</a>. This is the only time of the year when Christmas Cards are sold and bought like crazy!!</p>
<p>Almost everyone in the UK will buy more than a few cards to dish them out to all their, families, friends, colleagues and even unknown people!</p>
<p>Although it&#8217;s a little late for this advice, it still does apply to some extent.</p>
<p>If you know you are going to buy lots and lots of Christmas cards then buy them well early. We&#8217;re talking months in advance. Shops generally stock them all year round these days.</p>
<p>The reason being is that the cards go very, very cheap at the time and when Christmas nears, prices tend to suddenly go up quite high!!</p>
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