Weekly Links: Worn Out Edition

by Jeff on January 26, 2012

As I write this, I’ve just finished cutting up the elk I harvested on saturday.  I’ve been working on trimming it up for about 3 hours every night except for sunday, which I worked on it all afternoon while H was snoozing.  I’ve gotten the whole thing trimmed and cleaned, but I still need to grind the pieces I’m going to grind and wrap all of the other pieces.  It will probably take most of the weekend, and then I’ve got to figure out where I’ll put it all – I’ve got some space in a freezer of a friend of mine which I’ll probably take advantage of.

Lindy over at Minting Nickels talks about her frugal jedi mind trick.  I’ve got to say that this is a great idea, and my favorite part of it was defining a dinner out.  I’ve found that that’s a slippery slope where you can write off certain times of going against your budget.

Tim From Faith and Finance talks about how to overcome project overload over at the yakezie.  I seem to have this problem at times – I feel like I toss a bunch of things up into the air and try and keep some of them floating while I take care of 1 of them, and keep continuing like that.  Not exactly the best way, but the only one I know at this point.

SPF has a great article on why no one is buying electric cars.  This is pretty thought provoking, and for someone like me who usually drives long distances (when I drive at all), electrics aren’t feasible.  They are giving it a trial run in Hawaii, which I think could provide some interesting results.

The Money For College Project has an infographic (love those things) on surviving the college dining hall.  As I remember campus dining halls, they were an amazing place where you could put soft serve on your cheerios at breakfast, eat way to many tacos for dinner, and basically get whatever you wanted.

Erin from Dog Ate My Wallet has a post on her brothers new venture - an interesting way to earn a living, I think. I had never even thought of doing something like that, but I imagine it could be fun for the right person!

 

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MoneyforCollegePro January 26, 2012 at 4:19 am

Thanks for the mention!
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Jeff January 26, 2012 at 8:47 am

No prob, loved the infographic!

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Sustainable PF January 26, 2012 at 9:08 am

Thanks so much for the mention! That article has proven to be quite popular!
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Jeff January 26, 2012 at 2:12 pm

no problem SPF! Thanks for stopping by.

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Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter January 26, 2012 at 10:03 am

I too can relate to project overload. I feel like my life is a project some days.

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Jeff January 26, 2012 at 2:12 pm

dont I Know it!

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retirebyforty January 26, 2012 at 2:46 pm

Hey, you got the elk after all. Good job. :)
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Jeff January 26, 2012 at 3:26 pm

thanks joe. expect more posts about it!

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Jon -- Free Money Wisdom January 26, 2012 at 7:50 pm

Great round-up!! Looking forward to checking more of them out. Have a great rest of the week!
Jon — Free Money Wisdom recently blogged about The Consumerist Treadmill

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shanendoah@The Dog Ate My Wallet January 26, 2012 at 8:57 pm

Thanks for the mention. Now get some rest.
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Dr. Dean January 27, 2012 at 2:29 am

We have way too much going on at our house, also. A break occasionally is nice, but I don’t think I would choose to have things diffferent. Life is good.
Dr. Dean recently blogged about You wanna be work-happy? or work sad?

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Lindy Mint January 27, 2012 at 4:43 pm

Thanks so much for the link love. Good luck with your elk this weekend. Sounds fun! :)

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