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	<description>Use technology, save money</description>
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		<title>Program your thermostat for ComEd hourly electricity savings</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/05/comed-savings-thermostat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/05/comed-savings-thermostat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 20:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Significant savings is available by programming your thermostat to schedule your air conditioning.
The largest fixed cost in your ComEd hourly electricity bill is usually the &#8220;Capacity Charge.&#8221; The Capacity Charge is a fixed monthly cost based on your electricity usage during the ten hours in the previous summer where the system-wide and ComEd-area load was highest.
By pre-cooling your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple cell phones at a low cost</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/03/low-cost-cell-phones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/03/low-cost-cell-phones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cell Phones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is low cost a high priority? And high-tech features a low priority? Then TracFone may be a good solution for you.
TracFone has cell phone plans that cost as little as $5 or $10 per month including all taxes and fees. Although the phones don&#8217;t have all the features of a smartphone you can still do texting and limited web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An update on Illinois Cash for Clunker Appliances</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/02/illinois-clunker-appliances-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/02/illinois-clunker-appliances-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rebates/Discounts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An update on Illinois Cash for Clunker Appliances&#8230;
&#8230; the last day to buy a water heater was February 21, 2010.
&#8230; the last day to buy a furnace, air conditioner, heat pump or boiler is April 5, 2010.
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		<title>Introduction to ComEd hourly electricity pricing</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/02/comed-rrtp-intro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/02/comed-rrtp-intro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ComEd has two electricity pricing plans: (1) the standard plan that is based on a fixed rate, and (2) an hourly pricing plan.
ComEd is northern Illinois&#8217; electricity utility and the hourly pricing plan is more formally known as the Residential Real-Time Pricing (RRTP) program, which began in 2007.
You can probably save money by selecting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Gas Company Rebates</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/01/illinois-gas-company-rebates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/01/illinois-gas-company-rebates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rebates/Discounts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the rebates mentioned in my Illinois Cash for Clunker Appliances post there are also rebates available from natural gas companies.
One is currently in effect but expires April 30th (or sooner if the money runs out) for Peoples Gas and until March 15th for North Shore Gas: See the Chicagoland Natural Gas Savings Program for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Cash for Clunker Appliances</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/01/illinois-clunker-appliances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2010/01/illinois-clunker-appliances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rebates/Discounts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The money could run out quickly&#8230; Illinois&#8217; Cash for Clunker Appliances program runs in two phases.
The first phase is January 31 through April 5, 2010, and is for furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, boilers and water heaters. Rebates range from about $350 to $1200. Water heater rebates ended February 21st.
The second phase is April 16 through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap home phone service: switch to VoIP</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2009/09/voip-home-phone-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2009/09/voip-home-phone-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Phone Service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tech Alert: Medium
Want to save money on your home phone service? Then switch to a &#8220;Voice over IP&#8221; (VoIP) telephone service. VoIP uses your Internet connection to connect your telephone calls to the normal telephone network.
We switched to a VoIP carrier and are saving money with the new service. The VoIP service provider we selected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to The Frugal Nerd</title>
		<link>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2009/09/welcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frugalnerd.com/blog/2009/09/welcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How can we use technology to save money? This is the kind of question to be answered in this blog…
Please comment with your ideas for topics.
]]></description>
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