Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition [Survival Today - an On going Thread #3]

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[nw_arizona_granny]

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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

[nw_arizona_granny]

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2011
Release #11-191

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 554-6495
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Fashionviews Inc. Recalls P.Jamas Children’s Sleepwear Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: P.Jamas children’s sleepwear

Units: About 4,000

Importer: Fashionviews Inc., of New Rochelle, NY.

Hazard: The garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves all styles of P.Jamas brand name children’s sleepwear including nightgowns and two-piece shirt/pant sets sold in children’s sizes XS through XL. A garment label with the name P.Jamas in blue lettering on a white background is sewn to the center back of the garments. The children’s sleepwear is 100 percent cotton woven or knit fabrics. The garments are in a variety of pastel colors in solid, stripe or plaid patterns. Some nightgowns are hand smocked and some pajamas are trimmed in piping or rickrack.

Sold at: Boutique shops nationwide and the www.p-jamas.com website from January 2006 through October 2010 for between about $50 and $100.

Manufactured in: Peru and Bolivia

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled sleepwear immediately and return the product to the retailer where purchased for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact P.Jamas toll-free at (888) 554-6495 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, visit the company’s website at www.p-jamas.com or email contactus@p-jamas.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11191.html

[nw_arizona_granny]

Benzocaine Topical Products: Sprays, Gels and Liquids: Risk of Methemoglobinemia

AUDIENCE: Family Practice, Pharmacy, Consumers

ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that FDA continues to receive reports of methemoglobinemia, a serious and potentially fatal adverse effect, associated with benzocaine products both as a spray, used during medical procedures to numb the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat, and benzocaine gels and liquids sold over-the-counter and used to relieve pain from a variety of conditions, such as teething, canker sores, and irritation of the mouth and gums.

BACKGROUND: Methemoglobinemia is a rare, but serious condition in which the amount of oxygen carried through the blood stream is greatly reduced. In the most severe cases, methemoglobinemia can result in death. Patients who develop methemoglobinemia may experience signs and symptoms such as pale, gray or blue colored skin, lips, and nail beds; headache; lightheadedness; shortness of breath; fatigue; and rapid heart rate. Methemoglobinemia has been reported with all strengths of benzocaine gels and liquids, and cases occurred mainly in children aged two years or younger who were treated with benzocaine gel for teething. The signs and symptoms usually appear within minutes to hours of applying benzocaine and may occur with the first application of benzocaine or after additional use. The development of methemoglobinemia after treatment with benzocaine sprays may not be related to the amount applied. In many cases, methemoglobinemia was reported following the administration of a single benzocaine spray.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

* Benzocaine products should not be used on children less than two years of age, except under the advice and supervision of a healthcare professional.
* Adult consumers who use benzocaine gels or liquids to relieve pain in the mouth should follow the recommendations in the product label. Consumers should store benzocaine products out of reach of children. FDA encourages consumers to talk to their healthcare professional about using benzocaine.
* Read the two Drug Safety Communications below for other specific recommendations for Healthcare Professionals, for Consumers and Caregivers and the Data Summary which supports these recommendations.

FDA is continuing to evaluate the safety of benzocaine products and the Agency will update the public when it has additional information. FDA will take appropriate regulatory actions as warranted.

Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events, side effects, or product quality problems related to the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

* Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
* Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178

Read the Medwatch safety alert, including links to the Drug Safety Communications and Q&As, at:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm250264.htm

[nw_arizona_granny]

Looks interesting, compares prices and gives a lot of sharing info:

http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/2011/03/utah-case-lot-sale-price-comparison.html

[Joya]

Thank you very much for that info. Good to know.

= = =
Ref, beans paired with grains, corn, seeds, or nuts will make a complete protein. I’ve searched a wee bit on it b/c I want to store foods that will create a complete protein, in case the worst happens.

And - they don’t need to be eaten at the same time. A grain for lunch and legumes for dinner will give the body the protein it needs (must save it up, like some of the vitamins). Soy beans, I think, are the only bean to have a complete protein in themselves. (But I could be wrong, because I’m relying on my faulty memory here!)

[Quix]

THANKS THANKS.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Lotion Drops and Bars
Posted by: “Debbie Harlan” debbie@aromathyme.com aroma_thyme
Sat Apr 9, 2011 6:27 pm (PDT)

A scented lotion in a solid form.

Simply rub one between your palms and the heat from your body

will slightly melt the lotion and allow it to penetrate.

Add them to Easter baskets with other bath and body aromatherapy

goodies.

Lotion Bar

Ingredients:

1 tsp essential oil of your choice

.7 ounces Avocado Carrier Oil

.6 ounces Sweet Almond Carrier Oil

.7 ounces Jojoba Carrier Oil

1 ounce cocoa butter

1 ounce shea butter

2 ounces beeswax

1 teaspoon Vitamin E

1/2 teaspoon corn starch

1 teaspoon mica (color of your choice)

In a double boiler melt your butters, beeswax and oils. After
everything is completely melted, remove from heat. Stir in the corn starch,
making sure to mix it well until completely dissolved to prevent clumping.
Add mica for color if desired and stir well to fully incorporate and prevent
lumps. Just before pouring into lotion bar containers or molds of your
choice, the scented oil and stir. Immediately pour the mixture into the
containers or molds. Let cool overnight for use the next day.

New Diffusers

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[nw_arizona_granny]

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Pink Grapefruit Salt Scrub
Posted by: “Debbie Harlan” aroma_thyme
Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:34 pm (PDT)

A real treat!

1/2 Cup Sea salt

1/4 cup Sweet Almond Oil or any other carrier oil.

8 drops Pink Grapefruit , 2 drops Geranium

Add essential oil to Almond Oil, Pour it over salts and stir to

blend.

To use, gently massage into damp skin and rinse with warm water.

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[nw_arizona_granny]

Topamax (topiramate): Recall - Musty Odor

AUDIENCE: Risk Manager, Pharmacy, Patients

ISSUE: Ortho-McNeil Neurologics Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is recalling two lots of Topamax (topiramate) 100mg Tablets. The recall stems from four consumer reports of an uncharacteristic odor thought to be caused by trace amounts of TBA (2,4,6 tribromoanisole). While not considered to be toxic, TBA can generate an offensive odor and a small number of patients have reported temporary gastrointestinal symptoms. There have been no reported serious adverse events caused by the presence of TBA in Topamax.

BACKGROUND: Topamax is indicated as initial monotherapy in patients 10 years of age and older with partial onset or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures; as adjunctive therapy for adults and pediatric patients ages 2 -16 years with partial onset seizures, or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and in patients 2 years of age and older with seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; and for adults for the prophylaxis of migraine headache.

RECOMMENDATION: Patients taking Topamax 100mg Tablets who experience an uncharacteristic odor associated with their medication should return the tablets to their pharmacist, and contact their healthcare professional if they have questions.

Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

* Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
* Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178

Read the MedWatch safety alert, including a link to the Press Release, at:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm251556.htm

Tell us how we are doing:

http://survey.foreseeresults.com/survey/display?cid=d509U9xg0gZVxkMRcoMsQg==&sid=link&cpp[date]=04_15_2011_0827&cpp[type]=S

You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm

[nw_arizona_granny]

Spend a year growing healthy food, kids, and community! Join Montana FoodCorps!

The Grow Montana coalition seeks seven full-time AmeriCorps VISTA FoodCorps members to build and tend school gardens, help cafeterias serve locally-grown meals, and educate students about how and why to eat healthy, locally-grown food, all while earning a living stipend and education award and enjoying beautiful Big Sky country. A partnership between Grow Montana, Montana Campus Compact, and Communities in Action, the FoodCorps team will benefit from the support of a diverse network of statewide leaders experienced in fighting poverty and building community-based food systems.

Application deadline is April 22?so join now!

Learn more at www.growmontana.ncat.org

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[Joya]

Thanks, Granny.

Here’s a link to literature online, for homeschoolers and everybody else too,

http://www.literaturecollection.com/authors/

[DelaWhere]

Sorry I haven’t been posting lately - My old (7 year old) XP computer’s hard drive got fowled up on me. (boot record and master Boot Record) running the fix on them didn’t do the trick.

Well there is some good news - about 2 months ago I bought a 2Terrabyte usb hard drive and loaded it with Linux. because it had so much space, I made a mirror image of all my files from the two hard drives on the old pc onto the new drive. So, no data has been lost. I now can get on either FireFox or Chrome browsers, but all the accessory junk still needs to be transferred over - bookmarks, passwords, settings, etc. I have Thunderbird set up (but with only one of my mail accounts. Address books need to be transferred too.

Another week or two and I should have it like I want it. (Whew...) Taking so long because only rainy days seem to give me time to work on it - what with all the gardening, and daughter’s wedding coming up, etc.

In the garden, I am making some major changes - bought 18 54” X 16’ heavy duty cattle panels I got on sale- along with posts - plan is to go vertical! I’ll have 5 48’rows raised about 6” above the ground, and 3 will be arched with visions of picking cucumbers, etc. more easily as they hand down into the opening. With the 6’+ height, that should work out well.

Hope y’all are getting your gardens going OK - I’m getting excited about the vertical aspects of mine. (plus some additional varieties.)

Also this month, I will be upgrading my 3 ronco dehydrators - replacing them with one 80 liter 12 tray - 28 sq. ft. shelving model with thermostat and timer from http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-Cabin/Food-Processing/Food-Dehydrators%7C/pc/104798880/c/104723280/sc/104294880/Cabelas-Commercial-Food-Dehydrators/714059.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhome-cabin-food-processing-food-dehydrators%2F_%2FN-1101295%3Frid%3D20%26WT.srch%3D1%26WT.tsrc%3DPPC%26WT.mc_id%3D58000000000996570%26WT.z_mc_id1%3D109091318&WTz_l=PPC%3Bcat104294880

Intention is to dehydrate lots and lots. With 50 Broccoli plants already in and some more to plant tomorrow, I’m going to wind up with buckets of dehydrated broccoli... LOL Going to try to dehydrate cabbage, carrots, kale, collards, potatoes, okra, corn, green beans, etc. along with the canning. Then there is the fruit, starting with the strawberries right on through to the apples and grapes. There is a series of videos that y’all might be interested in (I stayed up till 2 am watching them and got really excited about dehydrating)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxVpIHre2ao She has a series of 10 videos and numerous other really interesting ones.

Will try to keep everyone updated as I can.

DW

[CottonBall]

You sound super busy - thanks for finding the time to check in.

Are you doing dehydrating instead of canning this year - or is it only for some particular vegetables?

[CottonBall]

Today, I am playing with marmalade!

I have a tree full of lemons and another full of grapefruit that I need to do something with.

For some reason, I never thought of making jam or anything with them - until I was googling citrus recipes and one popped up.

If anyone has a good recipe, advice, whatever - please share.

I thought I’d try a straight lemon, a lemon-honey, some lemon-grapefruit combinations, and maybe an orange (my orange tree wasn’t as productive as the others).

I canned some meat yesterday and for some reason, I’m finding this a bit less time consuming and the kitchen isn’t nearly as messy. Maybe it’s because I’ve just stated though ;)

[CottonBall]

You don’t know how wonderful it is to get your posts, granny!

[DelaWhere]

>>>Are you doing dehydrating instead of canning this year<<<

LOL, Canning will continue full tilt!

Since I am in the process of kicking the garden up a notch or two, I am planning to dehydrate everything I can’t get into a jar. Since thoroughly dehydrated veggies that are packaged in mylar with Oxygen absorbers and stored in pails will keep from 10 to 30 years, I figure it is a great way to put that extra away.

Last year, Granny got me doing some dehydrated powders - like tomato - It works great and I have used it all up. In one of the videos she uses her Corona mill to do the grinding - seemed better than the blender I used last year. Additionally, I plan to put up packets of dehydrated meals in a bag too.

Take a couple of minutes and watch some of those youtube videos I listed - It really focused my attention on dehydrating.

[jessky]

hi i was worming my goats sun. with cydectin
watch touching your face with that on your hands big chemical burn

[jessky]

thanks for the for the drying link saved

[DelaWhere]

Hmmm, I’ve never used cydectin. Hope all your kidding is done - I have heard of it causing quite a few problems. Were you drenching or pouring it on?

I used phenothiazine years ago, and more recently ivermectin. I was always pretty satisfied with the ivermectin.

[jessky]

have been giving oral this time put on bone biscuit
seemed to do fine with it but if it causes big welts on my nose i thank ill switch

[jessky]

have been giving oral this time put on bone biscuit
seemed to do fine with it but if it causes big welts on my nose i thank ill switch