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                    <description><![CDATA[Everyone likes a reduced tax bill. But deciding how to value your unwanted clothing and household goods is a chore. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The TransUnion 2012 outlook for mortgage and credit card delinquencies shows the Twin Cities metro area has fewer delinquencies than that nation. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The new prototype for credit card disclosures is shorter, and easier to read, with no fine print in sight. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Saving more and spending less are the top resolutions for 2012, according to an annual Fidelity survey. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created in the wake of the financial crisis, collects consumer complaints on a variety of financial matters.  ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The average refund is $865. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[A new report found the payroll tax cut put $2.2 billion more in 3.1 million Minnesotans' pockets.  ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[If there was ever a time that tested a consumer's willpower, this would be it. ]]></description>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Need a plan for charitable giving]]></title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Each year, I say this will be the year for a personal donation plan. Each year, I find myself on the couch randomly donating to various charities. Help me out! ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Not everyone will be shopping on Black Friday. But if a Buy Nothing binge seems a bit too Grinch-like, there are other forms of protest.
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                    <description><![CDATA[Deal-a-day websites are a great place to find deals on teeth whitening and kids' dance lessons. But charitable giving?  ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[A new retirement survey from Wells Fargo found one in four middle class Americans said they'll be working "until at least 80." ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Twin Cities ranked number one in retirement readiness last year, according to an online survey from Ameriprise. But this year, we've fallen to number 18 out of the 30 metro areas examined. ]]></description>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Even after the debit card fee hubbub long passes, a new report estimates that the top 10 banks will lose $185 billion in deposits over the next year if they don't address consumer concerns. ]]></description>
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