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This has been a hectic week for me, which is kind of ironic since the things I’ve been focusing on MOST over the past couple of weeks are not doing too much and planning out my time. Oh well! Tomorrow is another day, says my Scarlett O’Hara alter-ego.

One of my projects is having an app developed for the iPhone/Touch. I don’t want to go into details about it right now, but this is an experiment for me in many ways. I’m practicing outsourcing and stepping back, neither of which are normal for me.

My natural inclination would have been to add something like “Buy a Mac and learn Cocoa” to my to-do list. Instead, I’m sticking to the planning phases and interacting with the developers I found thanks to Cliff.

I do have “find a Mac” on my to do list, but that’s for my son’s eventual use. (At least in part.)

I am slowly learning that sometimes doing less can lead to actually finishing more, hopefully with improved financial success. Ok, enough about me. Here are a few links that might interest you:

The 20 Year Challenge has some great points about the morality of frugality and our current economic environment.

Christian Finance Blog is running a huge Presidential Giveaway. He’s giving away a variety of prizes in six day’s worth of posts, including books, audio books, and software. The deadlines to enter each day’s contest vary, so give them a shot. Here is the first day’s giveaway.

MoneyNing describes a counterintuitive way of lowering your spending. It works!

Four Pillars breaks down the homeowner affordability refinance plan into bite-sized pieces.

And speaking of bite-sized pieces, Cheap Healthy Good stretches out a chicken into 17 healthy servings and five different meals. On $25.86.

Canadian Capitalist suggests some people are blaming Peter for Paul’s mistake.

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