Posted on 07/24/2009 3:37:21 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
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 hes 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 doesnt need money unless they have completely unplugged from the grid? Still, its 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 Ive 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 dont 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
We got hit by a freak storm..6 inches in 1 hr and 8 for the day.
Sump pump couldnt keep up.<<<
No, I would be surprised if it did keep up.
We have had much the same here, when I lived in the hills near Oatman, Arizona, my neighbor a half mile away said she had 4 1/2 inches in a half hour........I had none.
But her rain washed out my road completely, several feet deep.
I had forgotten to tell you that I tried the copper wire treatment on the one apple tree to no success.<<<
Maybe you also needed to do the nakkid full moon dance.
Or maybe, you waited too long to put it on.
It would be interesting to apply the copper wire to one of the 3 shoots and see what you get in growth, will it grow larger and stronger?
EVERYONE was either snickering or laughing out loud - and as we got off, several patted him on the back - still laughing.<<<
That will do it, we all laugh at ‘tourists’.
We need to laugh more.
>>>nakkid full moon dance<<< speaking of nakkid full moon dance - have you heard anything from Wneighbor lately?
Haven’t heard from her since her daughters boy friend message from Iraq. Still praying he is OK!
Safeway label of Ranch Dressing.<<<
I’m going to buy that next time we’re at Von’s (same store).
Your cat story is one of my favorites. I hope we see our pets in heaven. I miss mine:
Heidi, the miniature German Shepherd, so gentle.
Avis, our smallish furry brown and black mixed breed, a darling dog.
Lucky, my black and white spaniel, probably the smartest dog I ever had. Loved to be vacuumed.
Waggs, my chow-brador, stubborn and loyal and funny.
Merlin, my Russian Blue who took over the baskets I put on the counter and lay on the back of the couch, purring.
Cindy, my black and white shorthair cat who stayed aloof but secretly loved to be petted.
Can you buy mustard leaves? Is that what they call mustard greens, and do they have to be cooked?
The liberals in California don’t want us doing anything over here. Pelosi is a sock puppet for a guy named George Miller who thinks growing trees in rows is unnatural and evil. He’s really really strange. He refuses to give any ground... he wants the Central Valley of California, the richest and most productive farmland in the world, to go back to being a desert.
Your dogs are darling!
“when I lived in the hills near Oatman, Arizona, my neighbor a half mile away said she had 4 1/2 inches in a half hour........I had none. But her rain washed out my road completely, several feet deep.”
That’s how Arizona is... it rains fifty miles away and in an hour the washes are running over their banks.
>>>It would be interesting to apply the copper wire to one of the 3 shoots and see what you get in growth, will it grow larger and stronger?<<<
I’ll try it and report next year on results.
>>>Thats how Arizona is... it rains fifty miles away and in an hour the washes are running over their banks.<<<
It sure is... Saw that when we were maneuvering near Yucca in the early 60’s - it rained somewhere up near Kingman and we got flash floods in the washes many miles away with a perfectly clear sky. LOL we learned that washes were NOT a good place to camouflage a truck!
>>>Can you buy mustard leaves? Is that what they call mustard greens, and do they have to be cooked?<<<
The mustard used for seed is the same family but a less leafy variety with seed production more prevalent.
They can be used raw in salads, but careful - they add a peppery taste. They seem to lose most of it when cooked.
Busily buttoning up “just in case.” With the cold, rain, tomato blight, ground hogs, and deer, I am still loading up friends and relatives with our garden surplus, which tells me what I already knew-I plant way TOO much and hubby just plowed up another plot!!!
Will be taking a short hiatus, but will try to catch up whenever possible.
In looking at the health care issue, it strikes me that both SEIU, all unions and Gov’t. elected and employed people ‘LACK STANDING’ as both are exempted!
If it is good for the goose, it should be good for the gander.
>>>Busily buttoning up just in case.<<<
Category 4 is nothing to mess with!
Weather models are not very convincing that it will track out to sea.
Just hope we all miss this one.
You are right, but the “health care reform” (i.e., government takeover of medicine) bill provides a huge payoff to unions to bail out their pensions and insurance funds. They are basically selling out their members because later on, the unions will be broke and will HAVE to let their members go on Obamacare. HotAir said the unions are insolvent now, back in June.
Take Care!
Very sad. And likely where we are headed if the current trend continues.
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