<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:33:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/expenses/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rolling With The Punches]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning I had to pop in and visit our local tyre shop as the front left tyre was showing low tyre pressure with the onboard sensors. I had pumped up the same tyre two days ago and yesterday it dropped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/rolling-with-the-punches-3iv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/rolling-with-the-punches-3iv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUuLfjER3xDfmR19wpRn6fhJBvX8udh5qGP6njFM8DY5PT7zHozJfyD6qQzzTsoFZ6cEv5deCzEok9KhNWGVWd9rZ3WYhTV3pz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unplanned Vehicle Shopping]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Looks Terrible And Rather Boring, But It Is Cheap This afternoon we were given the bad news the one work car is out of action yet again which leads me to think that we need to replace it. Over the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/unplanned-vehicle-shopping-ega</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/unplanned-vehicle-shopping-ega</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUhn5fXydC9rnV2hQDWC2fFYpYtqLnEJ5g4P7CL1U5eVrZUxZAt7Xaf2uMbyX1hPo5Wqp52omdk9n9dysb5ncUYPEApC7dmmci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Surprise Utility Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning I was given a utility bill for the Durban house which we rent out and this is absolutely absurd. The balance bought forward is what is being questioned as our normal monthly utility bill is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/another-surprise-utility-bill-gpz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/another-surprise-utility-bill-gpz</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUW8oQzweUxHBAHA24anYEPcBbU5nvdNJ96xb9HLmLa8eBiepMChfapP8akunMvRK7sGzhBwUfDmZp9LXAZNSZnq3eYmKCCTok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do people buy luxury and expensive items?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, Ram Ram, Namaste, Sastriyakal, to all Hive users. Today, I'll tell you why people buy luxury and expensive items. All people buy or have the will to buy luxury goods and expensive items because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-197685/@way-big/why-do-people-buy-luxury</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-197685/@way-big/why-do-people-buy-luxury</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-197685]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[way-big]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89Gc4QjBfqRTa8p44VacztmRs9odaKfSExsHs7VTb52CYihWyGUcTwMYX4AVnMm1Zvtm4JNZ3wrNZJxpNFdkaHbiG4xdW5U8KpvJRcnELJCgwUzFa3mLhC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A house is a hole for dumping money into]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had my work cut out for me, just clearing space to work... this waterheater was functioning, but very old, so I bit the bullet and got a replacement It was tedious, even tho I wasn't really doing any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@jerrytsuseer/a-house-is-a-hole</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@jerrytsuseer/a-house-is-a-hole</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jerrytsuseer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFc5ntfuipfg8oUptKPSKgdk8JMWeKreRWvvCoMed8Y1b4kDYiYuD2tRCmUnsnmVnnvSRbvXaKQYpoEGvrsLvjM6v4tM4m6Xeaz5tqPAMvAuvGQ58bcYE2HHinUSrGnSei?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Rental Costs Not Making Sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning I contacted our land lord questioning our monthly bill over the latest rental bill which showed another jump in the water usage. 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Although I would have spoken about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@ene22/2025-expensive-purchase</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@ene22/2025-expensive-purchase</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ene22]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YMBEmzBooTYk7NKCDReLZb5D88279XVNG5q5bjDDs5k2ZD4xW3cASbyUccSmordNNLq6doDv9bd8C5pcht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Definitely Not Ideal]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have built up strong business relationships over the years and from time to time you will test those relationships. This years start has not been ideal with one of our payments delayed from our main]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/definitely-not-ideal-akt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/definitely-not-ideal-akt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU7LVYJM9soPRVTV21HHdomGivETQDxMCifjxwRn6HZVCN9MRDQcthmjb6m5yhnS6cVk7kkVFAuxz1NCWCgkU8EfRqkU36sWy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burgerflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[source A local investment expert did an analysis of the Spur Burger which is a local family steak house in South Africa. Most families growing up in South Africa would have at least visited this establishment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/burgerflation-3tr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/burgerflation-3tr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUtTyQwDq2soTLd2vZCwgu4TvY6pwRmPBPvhToXDAXAsMr8g9gmhUrSZd3sRBvUELDD9AhXAweLW9BFYoss8avnvkJLAzbEKUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less clutter, more clarity. Focusing on what truly matters.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My parent always taught me to be mindful with our expenses. 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It was the most expensive gadget I spent on last year, and it was worth it. The truth was, I never knew I could get it at the time, because I was already looking forward to this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@princessbusayo/the-most-expensive-thing-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@princessbusayo/the-most-expensive-thing-i</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[princessbusayo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKoVk7BvQWgjDM9sPz7r6EKjG9QKc2EkuVAyYyHj8X4kyg9HRV8YS9cMqSc3TYu7YEJmU5AVU192VDVfFMcHvNWGeb3nMVQLPUDfsYG1i5XwDtBf9KfjGWr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Cost, Higher Value: My Most Expensive Buy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've shared my thought on the word "Expensive" before and I still think the same now. 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It have not been so easy to say specifically a particular thing I spent my money on that is the most however]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@mayor-001/expenses-worth-spending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@mayor-001/expenses-worth-spending</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mayor-001]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLY1KP52v7FPNn6iDFkdiKSbMLWAp55av9W9LoBmNQxjbcADLRW1vk36Fx75Q8kKry6UNA6WNpcUVNQEXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[La inversión de Value Plan   (ESP/ENG)  ||  OPINION]]></title><description><![CDATA[En pocas palabras, una pregunta para nuestro lector ¿Puede cualquier proyecto de la Web3, darse a conocer sin invertir dinero? No hay que ser muy sagaz para saber la respuesta a ésta pregunta. Sin embargo,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-189306/@fermionico/la-inversin-de-value-plan-espeng-opinion-fta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-189306/@fermionico/la-inversin-de-value-plan-espeng-opinion-fta</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189306]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermionico]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHSNRDwj6joVUw5paGSHkzomwH4Wd15zoKojRpdhQVV6qfGVveUXYw3HxXBdu3NYWDh1M1PzEDiZVR7m3BvJw1tWMGLTg1hZq9H6w2kB8UdyZ8N8ckW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reciept tracking 221025]]></title><description><![CDATA[2:51pm Receipt tracking, if I focus I can do this quickly. Double record the index cards for Oct 9 - 13th 2025, now. 2:52pm 3:02pm I have completed copying those from my index cards. Next up, Oct 14-22]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/budget/@darkflame/reciept-tracking-221025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/budget/@darkflame/reciept-tracking-221025</guid><category><![CDATA[budget]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darkflame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSAZsx8nZkmBtDZQLsPgKwun9Zi2pHWhHJeowCVb9kf1tHFqG2eYCh7N1qM9DDYSS6vk3hzeV6ow7XeSkyRs57oAg9MDYqZ911TfwD4oXJi1d8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Freedom Starts with a Single Dollar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improvement of money is important in everyone’s life. If you want that you become financially strong, then first learn to keep account of your income and expenses. You must calculate your income and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@aliakbar2/financial-freedom-starts-with-a-single-dollar-8wk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@aliakbar2/financial-freedom-starts-with-a-single-dollar-8wk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliakbar2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C5neeb7bK43aXQHA666Np6nHJVsuuY9NizwfzRfeRjhFq8GuFjW4reRMjSsCCGBk3x8Vpzv7uaRQfJNaKq4qhFfFMEz2HtjvNwqiGyhfX2KZ3ffTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shrinkflation and Decline in Plain Sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[We keep our coffee in a metal coffeecan we like; it housed some premium coffee gifted to us more than decade ago, and we like the can... plus it's much easier to keep the loose coffee in a can than trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@curatorcat.leo/shrinkflation-and-decline-in-plain-sight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@curatorcat.leo/shrinkflation-and-decline-in-plain-sight</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curatorcat.leo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuZvj5S7ckPU66VrpUMy9Vg1LncrZaSBRxtPx35iuGuq3nsFcygFucpBCXRm6VgNHViZx1gVyuu6e9UrLeFU368KvQ3Jom79hruMtB8UgAJrxgY9jadCV3GDXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't be a show off unless you plan on showing off for life.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend, I was part of a pre-wedding ceremony held at one of my relative home. 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If you don't track your expenses, you're making a big mistake. This isn't a strict obligation, but it can help you direct your money in the right direction.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@saad.suri/budgeting-tips-for-beginners-simple-steps-to-take-control-of-your-money-5-7jw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@saad.suri/budgeting-tips-for-beginners-simple-steps-to-take-control-of-your-money-5-7jw</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[saad.suri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTXvjczQpYDfMRsZTYDdQLbFKpX6KVvH2uwHgYXoRhNRLs5LGq3ZX11y2b3Mf7EJJ1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto Slumps, Cycles and Life Logic]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have often wondered why it is that whenever some really "unfortunate" and unexpected bill comes up — and I feel like I am left with no option but to sell some crypto — it invariably happens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/crypto-slumps-cycles-and-life-logic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/crypto-slumps-cycles-and-life-logic</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWteMmviRDqq8CCoNbwX78TazHr5c8K7p2xKov87e8pJ8jqSz4iCATyUsdDVHecPxyr6W5Xtvzu1HkmenCLu2xk9F3iwYtF3gABHwE44QxVqAn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>