<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rdf:RDF xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/BlogRss.aspx/Ebb.and.Flow8141"><title>GETTING AND SPENDING - Blogit</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Ebb.and.Flow8141/</link><description>nets in which we are caught as we calculate our worth in a world of woe:  some salient observations on the ways we assess profit and loss in our current consumer-driven culture.  </description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Ebb.and.Flow8141/330713" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Ebb.and.Flow8141/330713"><title>Will it cost you more to marry me or to bury me?</title><link>http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Ebb.and.Flow8141/330713</link><description>The rigamarole surrounding the uttering of the phrase "ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST" costs about a third as much as it does to say "I DO" these days. What is a wedding currently worth? In England, the average costs of “getting hitched” have risen to approximately £17,000. That is roughly $29,000...</description></item></rdf:RDF>