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Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition Category: Roundups | Comments(15)
Did you hear about the guy that lives on nothing? No seriously, he lives on zero dollars a day. Meet Daniel Suelo, who lives in a cave outside Moab, Utah. Suelo has no mortgage, no car payment, no debt of any kind. He also has no home, no car, no television, and absolutely no “creature comforts.” But he does have a lot of creatures, as in the mice and bugs that scurry about the cave floor he’s called home for the last three years.
To us, Suelo probably sounds a little extreme. Actually, he probably sounds very extreme. After all, I suspect most of you reading this are doing so under the protection of some sort of man-made shelter, and with some amount of money on your person, and probably a few needs for money, too. And who doesn’t need money unless they have completely unplugged from the grid? Still, it’s an amusing story about a guy who rejects all forms of consumerism as we know it.
The Frugal Roundup
How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Save Some Money. A fantastic introduction to home brewing, something I’ve never done myself, but always been interested in trying. (@Generation X Finance)
Contentment: A Great Financial Principle. If I had to name one required emotion for living a frugal lifestyle it would be contentment. Once you are content with your belongings and your lot in life you can ignore forces attempting to separate you from your money. (@Personal Finance by the Book)
Use Energy Star Appliances to Save On Utility Costs. I enjoyed this post because it included actual numbers, and actual total savings, from someone who upgraded to new, energy star appliances. (@The Digerati Life)
Over-Saving for Retirement? Is it possible to “over-save” for retirement? Yes, I think so. At some point I like the idea of putting some money aside in taxable investments outside of retirement funds, to be accessed prior to traditional retirement age. (@The Simple Dollar)
40 Things to Teach My Kids Before They Leave Home. A great list of both practical and philosophical lessons to teach your kids before they reach the age where they know everything. I think that now happens around 13 years-old. (@My Supercharged Life)
Index Fund Investing Overview. If you are looking for a place to invest with high diversification and relatively low fees (for broader index funds with low turnover), index funds are a great place to start. (@Money Smart Life)
5 Reasons To Line Dry Your Laundry. My wife and I may soon be installing a clothesline in our backyard. In many neighborhoods they are frowned upon - one of the reasons I don’t like living in a neighborhood. I digress. One of our neighbors recently put up a clothesline, and we might just follow his lead. (@Simple Mom)
A Few Others I Enjoyed
* 4 Quick Tips for Getting Out of a Rut * Young and Cash Rich * Embracing Simple Style * First Trading Experience With OptionsHouse * The Exponential Power of Delayed Consumption * How Much Emergency Fund is Enough? * 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind * Save Money On Car Insurance
OT: Lecture: Medicine During the Middle Ages! November 9th!
Riverside City College Anthropology will be hosting a team of costumed
historical re-enactors who will be presenting on surgical techniques,
battlefield operations and the general state of health in the Middle
Ages. They will be bringing tools, drawings and cool equipment to share
and discuss.
RCC Quad 201, 12:50-2:00 on November 9th
4800 Magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA 92506
951-328-3554
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http://birchhillhappenings.com/aromatip/9510dryskin2.htm
http://birchhillhappenings.com/aromatip/9510dryskin2.htm
What’s this? Dry skin already!
by Penny Keay © 2010
It seems that we just went from having soft and supple skin and now with the cooler weather we are beginning to see little patches of dryness. You want to stop it now before worse things happen.
Here are some helpful skin care ideas of things you can do now before things get out of control.
Preventative for Dry Chapped Skin
Any time of year can be brutal to our skin. To help keep you skin soft and moist you must do several things.
1) Protect it as much as possible from extreme temperature changes. Exposure even for a few minutes to subnormal temperatures can cause damage. And even a 20-30 degree drop from inside a building of 70 degrees to outside temperature of 45-50 degrees can start the process of drying your skin.
2) Help prevent moisture loss by applying a good lotion or body oil. You don’t necessarily need a lot, but you should try to apply something to help “lock” in the moisture. A few drops of Jojoba or Camellia oil or your other favorite carrier oil for your skin type smoothed on after a bath or shower can help immensely.
3) Also, remember to drink plenty of liquids. Many folks forget to drink plenty of fluids in the cooler fall and winter months. Did you know that in the winter, you can become dehydrated very fast?
The best thing beverage to drink is plain water. Yeah I know you’ve been told it before, but Water really is the best!
Once the skin is dry and chapped, you will really need to protect it from further damage.
To help heal and encourage the growth of new skin cells you should apply a cream or oil that has one of two of the following oils added. Lavender, Carrotseed, Geranium, Neroli, Rosemary, Sandalwood , Roman Chamomile , Jasmine , Rose, Helichrysum and Rosewood. A little Peppermint added to your lotion will help stimulate the skins own oil glands to produce more oil.
You may need to discontinue using soaps, or use a very mild soap if the dry skin is getting worse.
Did you know that any lotion can be used to remove makeup and also to clean the skin? Simply apply the lotion to your skin, massage lightly and then rinse off using tepid water. Try to avoid using lotions that have alcohols listed as an ingredient as they will continue to dry your skin.
To your lotion or cream add a little Rosehip seed oil or Hazelnut oil. Both are known to help heal skin.
You may want to try our Penny’s Cream de La Creme. It is a blend of a skin softening cream mixed with Jojoba, Rosehipseed and other oils along with Lavender and Rose otto. This cream works great on both healthy and sore dry skin. Just a small pea size drop will cover a lot of skin! It has a light delicate scent. Both men and women love this cream.
Remember to apply lotions or creams several times a day and especially at bedtime. Lotion and creams are blends of oil and water mixed with an emulsifying agent. This way when water is mixed with oils you can both moisturize and ‘lock’ in that moisture with the oil in the lotion!
For Normal Skin
Lavender -15 drops
Geranium - 8 drops
Rose - 4 drops
carrier oil or lotion/cream - 2 ounces
For Dry Skin
Sandalwood- 10 drops
Geranium - 7 drops
Ylang-Ylang - 5 drops
Rosewood - 3 drops
carrier oil or Lotion or Cream - 2 ounces
For Oily Skin
Lemon - 15 drops
Cypress - 10 drops
carrier oil or Lotion or Cream -2 ounces
For Mature Skin
Lavender - 15 drops
Frankincense - 5 drops
Neroli - 5 drops
Carrotseed - 5 drops
carrier oil or Lotion or Cream - 2 ounces
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We do not endorse, nor do we encourage anyone to implement Aromatherapy or any suggestions contained within this site without the consent of his/her medical doctor. We also do not take any liability for your implementation of any oils, recipes, or anything else available through this site, from any book or company recommendation, or available on any site linked from Birch Hill Happenings Aromatherapy, LLC
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http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm232878.htm
DHMH Issues Consumer Alert Regarding Recall of Baugher’s Apple Cider
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:59:00 -0500
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and local health departments are conducting an investigation of a cluster of seven E. coli O157 infections. There have been no deaths, although three of the seven cases have been hospitalized. A potential association exists with the consumption of unpasteurized Baugher’s apple cider.
Date: Thu 4 Nov 2010
Source: My SA News, San Antonio Express-News report [edited]
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/fda_confirms_listeria_contamination_at_sa_plant_106644453.html
After conducting their own investigation into a deadly outbreak of
listeriosis, federal health officials confirmed Wednesday [3 Oct
2010] that the source was a San Antonio produce company temporarily
shut down by the state.
Sangar Produce & Processing Co. had disputed earlier test results
from the Texas Department of State Health Services that found
_Listeria_ on cut celery, arguing that independent tests by a private
lab on the same batches failed to find any contamination. But the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a statement it found
_Listeria_ bacteria — not only on celery but also in several places
in the building, including work surfaces, after a visit 14 and 15 Oct 2010.
The strain of _Listeria_ was genetically matched to people sickened
in the outbreak, the FDA statement said.
snip
E. COLI O157 - USA (07): CHEESE
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A ProMED-mail post
http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.isid.org
Date: Thu 4 Nov 2010
Source: CDC, _E. coli_ Outbreak Investigations [edited]
http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2010/cheese0157/index.html
Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese, (Costco item 40654) offered for
sale and in cheese sampling events at Costco Wholesale Corporation
(Costco) locations is preliminarily linked with an outbreak of _E.
coli_ O157:H7 infections. The cheese was available for sale, and free
samples were offered for in-store tasting at Costco stores in
Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada.
Consumers who have any of this cheese should not eat it. They should
return the cheese to the place of purchase or dispose of it in a
closed plastic bag and place in a sealed trash can to prevent people
or animals, including wild animals, from eating it.
As of Thu 4 Nov 2010, 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of
_E. coli_ O157:H7 have been reported from 5 states since mid-October
[2010]. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this
strain is as follows: AZ (11), CA (1), CO (8), NM (3), and NV (2).
There have been 9 reported hospitalizations, 1 possible case of
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and no deaths.
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[As can be seen in the list of previous postings below, a spate of
infections can be spread through cheese vehicles. Overall, the common
co-factor is the lack of proper pasteurization of milk used to
produce the cheese. No details have been released regarding what
and/or where the process was defective. - Mod.LL]
Pancakes and waffles freeze well, try a few and see if they will satisfy you..
I would for the sake of organizing my lifestyle post a recipe for Indian Fry Bread with honeybutter/cinnimonsugar/fruitsauce toppings here.<<<
Yes, please do post your recipes here, for it was never intended to be a thread of my finds, but a collection of important posts for Freepers, by Freepers.
Being a shut in, I had more time and kept on posting when the others got too busy to do so.
If you get this thread read, don’t forget that we have the first 2 threads linked on page one of this thread....another 20,000 posts for you.
Due to health, sometimes, I cannot type more than a few words and don’t check the thread for messages on the bad days.
Sorry, I missed your posts for so long.
It I make cookie dough, can or how can I freeze the dough and how so I can just bake a few at a time.
Freezing and baking a few at a time would not make them available so I have to take time to feed a goody urge. Else I just don’t keep any in the house and that can be torturous living in the country.
Thanks and keep up the work on this thread.
I am not one to be on ping lists but if you do ping I would like to be on the list.<<<<
Cottonball was kind enough to take over the ping list for us, so she will catch your name from this post.
I always froze my cookie dough and baked later, as I recall it is best if baked in a month or so.
I made it into logs, wrapped in a waxed paper, then stored in a plastic bag.
Be sure to put the temperature on the bag or enclosed in it.
Sliced about a 1/4 ‘’ thick, they worked fine.
I am glad you have come out of lurking, welcome to the thread.
I wonder if I could add chopped jalepeno’s to the recipe...hmmm room for play...<<<
Yes, I would try it.
Maybe that leftover crisp bacon, would fit in too.
Before they told us lard was bad for us, we ate a lot of fritters and fried foods.
If one did not want to deep fry them, then fried as a pancake should work too.
KV and I got a 3day City Taxi permit for last years Wine/Seafood Fest.<<<
Good for you, good thinking and a needed action.
I am so glad it worked for you, and the money makes it even better.
It is big enough to heat water in a square bed bath basin.<<<
Good uses for a microwave.
I found lil graham cracker mini pie shells.
Can cheese cake be frozen?<<<
This will need to be tested, for I think the cheese will separate and you won’t be happy.
But then again, they sell frozen cheese cake in the stores.
Will this soup freeze/thaw re heat well.<<<
Maybe, it may curdle some, but can be stirred back into shape.
Test a small bowl of it and see.
I use empty mayonnaise jars, and margarine tubs for mine or good Ziplock bags.
Good For you Mash tators.
Nice.
I am going to guess I can steam the ing. instead of boiling. (my steamer has a timer/off<<<
This should work, try it and report back, for much of the good in foods is lost, when boiled and drained.
The Impossible pies, several above this post of #8763, freeze well, are simple to make and cheap, if you make your own Bisquick like mix.
I made several recipes of the pies over the years and kept them frozen for quick meals and camping.
I see a fritter recipe in #8764.
LOL
I routinely get Off the Grid News... Find some very interesting info (even though they push their books, videos, etc.)
Thought everyone might like this one - the audio works pretty well even on dialup for me...
You’ve worked hard. You’ve endured sore muscles, blistered hands and sweat running into your eyes. However, in the end you feel good about what you’ve accomplished. You step back and look at the rows of jars that line your panty and think...
What in heaven’s name am I going to do with all these tomatoes?
Your kids are already making plans to spend the night with friends, grandparents - anyone! - to avoid another serving of limp, unseasoned green beans. Your husband is threatening to live at the deer camp all winter if you open one more jar of carrots or make three-bean salad one more time.
Face it, there’s only so much soup you can eat. There’s only so many bowls of chili you can stand. Tomatoes and okra with some salt and pepper are great, but not every other day! There’s got to be a better way!
There is, and I’m so glad that the man behind that better way decided to come to Off the Grid Radio to share his knowledge and expertise with us. Join our guest Keith Snow, chef and creator of HarvestEating.com, a wonderful website devoted to sharing knowledge and recipes about canning and cooking from the harvest of your garden. His recipes use simple ingredients but sound absolutely wonderful!
Keith walks us through the reasons you should can and takes us through some of the recipes found on his website. In addition, there are several special offers he presents at the beginning and end of the broadcast, and you’re not going to want to miss them!
However, be forewarned - you’re going to want a pen and paper to jot this stuff down, so be ready! And as always, thanks for being a part of our Off the Grid News and Radio family!
http://offthegridnews.com/2010/11/05/from-ball-jars-to-the-banquet-table/
Regards,
The Off the Grid Radio Team
Beware !
No, it is not the latest enemy clandestine artilliary...
Elections are over - Results read on the County Circle and the politicians officially participated in the burying of the hatchet...
NOW the citizens hold their annual target practice -
by Chunkin Pumpkins...
How far can a pumpkin be chunked?
Well, just under a mile! about 4,900'.
Slings, catapults, air cannons - if it can chunk a pumpkin, it is probably here this weekend.
But beware downrange.....
These are all from last year - this years pics should be up soon... Hundreds of launchers... Thousands of watchers...
In Delaware - Anything to break the tension.....
Thanks for the reminder, forgot it is time to toss pumpkins
Wow, thanks for the pics.
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