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This may sound like a irrelevant or small number for many now (especially if you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hivehustlers/@michaelruiz/surviving-the-2020-economic-roller-coaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hivehustlers/@michaelruiz/surviving-the-2020-economic-roller-coaster</guid><category><![CDATA[hivehustlers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelruiz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 01:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHPUK3daVLCQA4oDc4iy3d8fMvgzKEVvqJzN9F66tgvkaELZ8vePDiAEZcKctap34hzzg85PjDHTmohknZnq4UxQPbw9r7dbaFqxzN9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneur Knowledge Coming Soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been about 2 years since I've given the whole idea of making any kind of post. And the time shows, last time I made a post, this platform was known as Steemit and was booming under that name. 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