Saturday Round-up

It’s a slow Saturday at the shop and I am catching up on some of my reading.  I thought I would share a few of the posts I have enjoyed.

Flexo at Consumerism Commentary has a post on Four Day Work Weeks.  It’s an interesting concept and the comments are varied on it.  This is something that I have been thinking about implementing at the grooming shop.  Gas has gone up enough that it doesn’t pay me to come to work if I don’t have several dogs to groom and making my days a little longer would not be a problem.  My biggest challenge is with scheduling the customers.  I have to work around their schedules and that makes any consistent days off a problem.  I have worked four ten hour days before and love the schedule.

Squawkfox has a neat article on 10 FREE ways to get into fitness this summer.  Gardening is my pick but then I like the fact that I get to eat the rewards too so I need the exercise.

Being Frugal is writing about Hypermilling.  Ok, this was a new one on me.  I had never heard the term but apparently it means the practice of extreme maximizing of your gas mileage including putting your car in neutral when possible.  I read up a little bit about hypermilling at EcoTrekker’s Ultimate Guide to Hypermilling.

I don’t usually link to a round up but Gather Little By Little has some great posts listed in his Friday gathering this week.  Check them all out but here are my favorites.

• The Wisdom Journal 10 Commitments to make for Financial Success.
• Frugal Dad Identifying the Why in becoming debt free.
• One Caveman’s Financial Journey writes Credit Cards are Evil

Mrs. Micah has a great post on Sleeping without Air Conditioning.  I have actually found that putting a window fan blowing out does as much to cool the room as the A/C.  With temperatures where I live falling into the mid 60s at night, the outside air is cool and comfortable but humid and I don’t want it blowing on me all night.

As a follow up to yesterday’s post on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac troubles, Burnham’s Beat has a great explanation to what Fannie and Freddie actually do in Fannie Mae’s Golden Goose: A Lesson In Moral Hazard

Check out Bible Money Matters post on How to Make A Million Dollars.  It’s an oldie but goodie!

That’s all I have time for today but look for more next week!

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