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		<title>The Ultimate List: All 30 Things You Should Do Before You Turn 30</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have skimmed our lists of 30 things to do before you turn 30. See the complete list all at once and learn more about each item, with additional resources, links and photos.




Related posts:30 Things Before 30: Part ThreeBeen skydiving lately? 30 Things Before 30, Part TwoChristians branching out with Tangle, a social networking [...]


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		<title>30 Things Before 30: Part Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Haelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last installment includes a special bonus option for your 30th year. Leave a comment and let us know what you would add or what you&#8217;ve done! Missed the first two? Read the first ten here and the second ten here.
21. GO DEEP SEA FISHING. Although the fish may not be as big today as [...]


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		<title>Been skydiving lately? 30 Things Before 30, Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Haelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part two of our list of things you might consider doing before turning 30 includes, once again, a healthy mix of adventure and &#8220;real adult&#8221; stuff. If you missed Part One, read it here.
11. LEARN TO COOK MOM AND DAD&#8217;S RECIPES. One of the first things freshmen miss when they get to college is Mom&#8217;s [...]


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		<title>30 Before 30 List: Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Haelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the first installment of the 30 things everyone should do – or at least consider – before they turn 30. Our list, of course, is just a jumping off point, culled from lists we found online, talking to twenty-somethings and thinking about our own goals. We&#8217;ve included some alternatives too: if you don&#8217;t [...]


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		<title>Private health care crunches the budget, offers peace of mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Haelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part of our series on the decisions young adults are making as they manage their health care.
Ashley Bearden, age 23, public relations account executive, New York City
When Ashley Bearden graduated Nashville’s Belmont University last year, she had a pretty sweet offer awaiting her: a full-time post with a great salary at Polly Ryerson [...]


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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiran Sood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For financial institutions, it’s essential to adapt to changes and technology to start important personal-finance and spending conversations with members of Generation Y.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, under the leadership of senior outreach program manager Alejo Torres, has started programs and initiatives targeting young people through interactive workshops, seminars and activities.

Torres said financial literacy [...]


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		<title>Financial advice for Generation Y, from a member of its own</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiran Sood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 22, Stephanie Collins is a New Yorker who graduated in May from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Armed with a Bachelor’s in Applied Arts and Science, she switched gears and now blogs full time, launching Poorerthanyou.com, a financial vehicle in which she researches and writes on topics ranging from economic advice for recent college [...]


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		<title>Seven steps all recent college grads should take to achieve great financial and career success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiran Sood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the spring of 2008, a few months shy of my graduation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, it seemed I was one of a handful of graduates setting off with a plan. Well thought-out, and solid. I majored in journalism and minored in Spanish, and my plan included entering in graduate journalism [...]


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