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		<title>Not Just Another Abandoned Blog &#8212; I promise!</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/08/not-just-another-abandoned-blog-i-promise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Thoughts]]></category>

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When I started this website, I had visions that didn’t quite match the logistical reality of my life – thus the severe delays in making this little corner of the internet as awesome as I intended. In between slapping together dinners for six and tackling mounds of paperwork, the passion to fill these pages with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Mexico Still Safe?</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/07/is-mexico-still-safe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing A Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime & Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Abroad]]></category>

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The best margarita and enchilada are not going to offset the bitter taste of daily stories of dead bodies and swine flu cases, but it’s hard to know just how safe Mexico is when you’re here and not there.
I think that’s true about any country. Think about how you might feel about the U.S. if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Favorite Economic Sites &amp; Blogs</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/02/a-few-favorite-economic-sites-blogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/02/a-few-favorite-economic-sites-blogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many opinions out there as to whether the U.S. is headed for deflation or inflation… or even hyper-inflation. I’m not married to any theory, but am actively dating them all. I do wonder how the Fed can possibly inflate us out of this recession again. The old tricks don’t seem to be working. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Went To Panama. Had A Baby.</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/02/went-to-panama-had-a-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/02/went-to-panama-had-a-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving Birth Abroad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panama Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Of Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
We are still stateside working on our permanent residency in Panama in preparation for a move in the future. We have three children who are included on that visa and have their own temporary residency cards complete with pictures of cute chubby faces smiling through the sweaty heat.
Well, what happens when you get pregnant with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Buy Gold &amp; Silver 101</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/02/how-to-buy-gold-silver-101/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2009/02/how-to-buy-gold-silver-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gold & Silver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With all the craziness happening in the world markets and governments, some of us are making shopping lists that are starting to look like this:

Bread
Milk
Lettuce
Gold bullion
Guns
Survival manual

Since gold bullion is the only item you can’t get at the local Super Wal-Mart, I decided to throw out a few practical tips I’ve culled for the “Average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Logistics of Moving Abroad: Tips, Advice &amp; More</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/the-logistics-of-moving-abroad-tips-advice-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/the-logistics-of-moving-abroad-tips-advice-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paperwork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For years, my husband and I talked about moving to Panama. We drooled over photos of lush tropical hideaways, deserted beaches and dreamy, cool mountaintops covered in flowers. Countless articles and guides &#8212; online and in print &#8212; told us about cheap real estate and very-easy immigration visas. It seemed so simple to us, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back To Panama; A Lesson In Diversification</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/back-to-panama-a-lesson-in-diversification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/back-to-panama-a-lesson-in-diversification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing A Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reasons To Relocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why We're Escaping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been working on residency in Panama in preparation for our permanent move in about a year. My lawyer just contacted me yesterday with news that we need to return for the second to last stage of our application process.
On the road again!
Of course, since we last traveled, airfare has almost doubled, and I&#8217;m seriously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My 76-year-old Neighbor, Mary, On Selling A House</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/my-76-year-old-neighbor-mary-on-selling-a-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/my-76-year-old-neighbor-mary-on-selling-a-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapingtheus.com/?p=37</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was taking a walk with my elderly neighbor, Mary, the other day. She has had her house on the market for over a year now and is puzzled why it’s not selling. We happened to walk by the home of another neighbor who has had her house on the market for several months as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. Housing Bubble: How Did It Happen?</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/the-us-housing-bubble-how-did-it-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/the-us-housing-bubble-how-did-it-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing bubble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate crash]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.escapingtheus.com/?p=35</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I can remember fondly the days when the word “bubble” was rarely used in reference to anything but chewing gum and soap. My husband and I had a sizeable chunk of money in tech stocks and we were raking it in without lifting a finger. It was the “new economy” where tech stocks were going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susan Sarandon: If McCain wins, goodbye U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/susan-sarandon-if-mccain-wins-goodbye-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.escapingtheus.com/2008/06/susan-sarandon-if-mccain-wins-goodbye-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reasons To Relocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presidential election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The actress, Susan Sarandon, is talking about leaving the U.S. permanently if John McCain should win the presidency in November.
She told the Telegraph in an interview:
&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a lot of flak from feminists who feel that I should be supporting Hillary Clinton, but I thought the whole point of feminism is that you&#8217;re not supposed [...]]]></description>
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