Weekend Roundup - Tip Jar Edition

I spoke on Wednesday about eating more at home and I mentioned the fact that my wife and I were trying to cut down on our expenses. Several readers responded with emails asking me if we were ok and a few offered to help by clicking on ads. While I appreciate the sentiment, I would like to urge people NOT to do this. The people who advertise through Google do so on good faith with the belief that readers who click on their ads are sincerely interested in their products. To falsely click on ads destroys that good faith and undermines one of the basic pieces on infrastructure on which blogs run.

If you’re really interested in an ad then by all means click on it. If you want to help out 60 in 3 then share these articles with friends and family or through social networks like StumbleUpon, Digg, Yahoo Buzz and so on; there are buttons at the bottom of every post to help you do that. Otherwise, don’t worry about it. My wife and I are fine and I’m just happy to be here sharing my ideas and thoughts with you all.

As a follow up on this thought, I’d like to direct you to the following article entitled “Ads Are NOT The New Online Tip Jar” from Get Rich Slowly. Not only is this a great blog about personal finance and productivity, but JD is also an amazing writer and he articulated these thoughts much better than I could.
@Get Rich Slowly

And if you want more reasons to make your own food, how about this article from the Diet Blog about “food finds worse than a fly in your soup“? One look at that chicken head made me happy to be a vegetarian.
@The Diet Blog

I usually recommend many small meals throughout the day since that’s the approach that works for me. It keeps me full and stops me from snacking. However, I’m always open to alternatives, like this article from the IF Life that talks about intermittent fasting. It’s an interesting idea and one I just might try one of these days. Just remember, the best eating plan is the one that works for you. Quantity and quality matter more than how often you eat. So if you like many small meals or one big meal, that’s fine. Pick the one that works for you and focus on what you’re eating rather than when you eat it.
@The IF Life

And finally, from the Daily Galaxy, some thoughts about extending the human lifespan. Is it possible to stop aging? Is there a gene that causes again and if so, can we reverse it? Some really interesting thoughts here, especially in light of all the research lately that shows that the effects of again are largely dependent on our habits as opposed to being inevitable.
@The Daily Galaxy

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