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<title><![CDATA[Start teaching kids about money early]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/oct/08/start-teaching-kids-about-money-early/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Imagine talking to an 18-month-old about financial matters. One expert says research shows children can measure money at an early age.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[JobsNOW program lures unemployed back to school]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/25/jobsnow-program-lures-unemployed-back-school/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Last year, Deborah Clark was laid off from her full-time job of four years. She has been trying to get her life back on track ever since.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping your money working hard for you]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/10/keeping-your-money-working-hard-you/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Labor Day has just passed us by. We honor the contributions of working men and women - in other words, people just like you.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amid tough times, county targets food, energy needs]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/sep/02/amid-tough-times-county-targets-food-energy-needs/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With two programs currently accepting applications, the Iredell County Department of Social Services is making strides toward helping those struggling financially.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LinkedIn can be great networking tool in downturned economy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/28/linkedin-can-be-great-networking-tool-downturned-e/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Stan Gwizdak stands at the front of a classroom, his serious-faced students following his every word. They include an electrical engineer, an attorney and an accountant.

The students all brought a laptop, but many scribble down notes on paper as well. The 43 class members each paid $35 to attend the four-hour session in downtown Concord.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:54:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips on creating an instant home office]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/19/tips-creating-instant-home-office/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Job-seekers, take note: You want to be productive in planning your next move, and writing cover letters on your bed probably isn't going to cut it. That's why more and more people are thinking about how to create an instant home office.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Some seek extra cash by renting out a room at home]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/12/some-seek-extra-cash-renting-out-room-home/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Renting out a room in his home was both a financial necessity for Christopher Paulsen and a hedge against loneliness.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash-strapped donating plasma to help pay bills]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/aug/03/cash-strapped-donating-plasma-help-pay-bills/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two mornings a week, three Gastonia friends make a 50-mile round trip to a Charlotte plasma donation center to earn an extra $50 a week.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:18:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Frugal parents toss disposable training pants]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jul/29/frugal-parents-toss-disposable-training-pants/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The recession is making life a little messier for some toddlers and their parents.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Layoffs and networking: To tweet or not to tweet?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jun/19/layoffs-and-networking-tweet-or-not-tweet/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It happens to you. You're called into your boss's office and told that your job no longer exists. You go home in a daze and sign onto Facebook. There it is — a prompt asking: "What's on your mind?"

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:03:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Skills: Graduates find that practical abilities help more than a degree in getting job]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jun/16/using-skills-graduates-find-that-practical-abiliti/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Job coaches and college career advisers say that the unemployed must think more creatively and broadly about how their particular set of skills can be used.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recession uproots families, takes toll on children]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/28/recession-uproots-families-takes-toll-children/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Like the Great Depression, this economic downturn is wrenching lives out of shape.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 May 2009 13:34:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips for over-40 workers in today's job market]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/28/tips-over-40-workers-todays-job-market/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Trouble in the job market is bad news for all workers, but those over 40 may be finding these days particularly unnerving because they fear younger employees with smaller paychecks could poach their positions.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 May 2009 07:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can't land a job? Create your own]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/24/cant-land-job-create-your-own/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[They've left big salaries for uncertain wages and traded corner offices for garages and spare bedrooms.
As the recession has made layoffs common and job openings scarce, more workers are replacing the corporate world with the freedom -- and risks -- of starting their own businesses.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 24 May 2009 06:27:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Memorial Day can be fine time for bargain hunters]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/21/memorial-day-can-be-fine-time-bargain-hunters/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As Memorial Day finds its' way to us once again and summer officially begins, shoppers can take advantage of their day off. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 May 2009 10:22:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disney World on a budget]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/18/disney-world-budget/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Disney World has been on our kids' minds this year, but it wasn't in our family budget.

What's a parent to do?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 May 2009 14:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips for saving money at amusement parks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/18/tips-saving-money-amusement-parks/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Visiting an amusement park for the day with a family of four can add up. But there are ways to cut costs, from discounts on admission to strategies for keeping food spending down.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 May 2009 14:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dying fields: Where the jobs won't be in years ahead]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/17/dying-fields-where-jobs-wont-be-years-ahead/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Gloria Lomeli, who has wanted to write since she was a kid, is just finishing her major in magazine journalism at Ohio University. When she graduates this summer, she'll look for a job in her field.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Some tips for selling jewelry]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/12/some-tips-selling-jewelry/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA["Top Cash for Gold and Silver." "Sell Your Gold Here." "Cash for Gold Jewelry." 

Those advertisements are all over the place these days. 

So are you thinking about liquidating some of your jewelry? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 10:44:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employees may shoulder more costs for conferences]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/may/10/employees-may-shoulder-more-costs-conferences/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[When English teacher Peter Holtz recently attended a professional conference in Orlando, Fla., his school didn't put any money toward the trip. Nor did it pay a substitute to teach his classes at Ipswich Middle School, in Massachusetts.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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