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

Frugal Dad .com ^ | July 23, 2009 | Frugal Dad

[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]

Thanks for the links for eggplant recipes. <<<

You are welcome and I am glad that someone else gave you an answer on when they are ripe.

I often bought one, sliced it, rinsed it and let it dry, then dip in egg or buttermilk and then seasoned cornmeal and fry it.

It will freeze and is almost as good as fried squash.

[nw_arizona_granny]

The man says about 50.

Robot leans in and asks:

“So are you still happy you voted for Obama?”<<<

There you go, again, posting the truth and calling it humor.

It does explain some that I have talked to.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I think people who have camped as a fun thing in life will be better equipped to handle hard times and doing without when things get bad. Those who haven’t experienced it will be in shock and less able to cope without all the electronics, games, microwaves, etc.<<<

We agree!!!

We spent so many years out prospecting and not seeing another soul for days, that I cannot call a stay in a motel a vacation.

And no stove cooks as good of a food as a campfire does.

LOL, I remember my shock and disgust, when we were still camping in the car or a tent, and wound up forced to stay in a campground for a night.

The fancy motor home next to us, parked and turned on their TV and never came out of the camper.

What a waste.

I am a back of the pick up camper if I have a choice, I like seeing the stars and don’t want snakes in my sleeping bag.

Camping hard style does prepare one to do things in a different manner.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.google.com/search?q=egg+drops+in+her+soup&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Lots of links here for egg drop soup, I thought it came from China, but this says it is a depression soup.

[nw_arizona_granny]

My mother taught me early in life the proper way to hang clothes outside to meet the approval of the neighbors. Occasionally my daughter insists on helping me hang out clothes. Can’t wait for them to dry and get them in before anyone notices the “sloppy” hanging technique.<<<

You would really be in a hurry, if I hung the clothes, I can get more on on clothes pin, than anyone else.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I think I have a stack of old Workbasket magazines in the attic.<<<

Now is the time to get them out, they had good hints, recipes and craft instructions........winter is coming, more time for crafts.

[nw_arizona_granny]

What’s cooking tonight? Pork Chops in the crock pot! A friend of mine, Julie, shared this with me several years ago. These are mouth-watering delicious!<<<

They sound good.

Thanks for posting the recipes for us to drool over.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Mybarackobama.com Page Planned Phone Campaign on 9/11 Against ‘Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists’ On Health Reform<<<

Look for all kinds of trouble, for the left is loosing some ground.

This kind of thinking, goes along with the fool in Denver, who did all the damage on the democrats office and intended to blame it on the Republicians...........

[DelaWhere]

>>>This is the reason behind the wire wrapped tree limbs:<<<

I couldn’t have said it better.....

Status report - I wrapped 2 of the 3 suckers from the rootstock (the two shorter ones) and they have now grown to about 3” taller than the biggest one I did not wrap. (about 20” vs. 17”)

I think I will leave it on when I graft it.

[TASMANIANRED]

Nothing shabby about peaches with ice cream.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=1624#1624

Above is that activist calender link that I posted and Vickie just commented on.

It goes with your 9-11 demo brats/terrorists plans.

It hurts to think that they choose 9-11 to pull a stunt like this.

If any call me, i will tell them “You are a Traitor”.

[nw_arizona_granny]

One more try and this one is really important, tells of the many tests on using the electro magnetic fields for plant growth..........

http://www.google.com/search?q=Electro+magnetic+growth+for+plants&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=QBb&sa=2

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&ei=Q5WdSt0uxam2B5ifpecD&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=Electromagnetic+growth+for+plants&spell=1

Maybe not on Pine trees:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Electromagnetic+growth+for+trees&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&sa=2

The above are a repost from post 1897, I hope I get a chance to dig into them.

Keep us posted on the growth of the branches, for that is as Rodale said it should work.

I know the 800 year report talked about healing sick trees or ailing trees.

So much that we do not know.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/Ow50319.htm

Bowin’ An’ Spikin’ in th’ Jillikins

by James E. Price

snipped...

If someone told you he was “goin’ bowin’ an’ spikin’ in th’ braintch” you would have no idea what he was going to do unless you are an older native of the southeastern Missouri Ozarks. Translated, it means he is going to shoot fish with a bow and arrows in a small stream or spring branch. The word “jillikins” used in the title, means rugged, uninhabited country.

Natives of the southeastern Missouri Ozarks have a long tradition in the use of bows and arrows for hunting and fishing. In order to understand this subsistence practice one must be cognizant of the natural environment and culture in which it prevailed. The rugged hill country or “jillikins” of the southeastern Missouri Ozarks was first settled by Euro-Americans in the two decades after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Most were of Scotch-Irish descent, progeny of inhabitants of the Plantation of Ulster in 17th century Northern Ireland who found their way to America in the 18th century. Settling first in Pennsylvania, they migrated after the Revolutionary War into the Appalachian South. By the end of the 18th century and the first decade of the 19th century, much of the arable land in that region was occupied.

In 1803, the United States acquired the Ozarks region as part of the Louisi-aha Purchase and many settlers came to this new land where they could continue to practice their efficient traditions of subsistence of self-reliance. By the Civil War the Ozarks hills were dominated by these peoples of Appalachia.

Labeled as “hillbillies” for generations, these people, who spoke a colorful archaic Elizabethan English dialect, occupied the Ozarks Highland, demanding little from industrialized society. It had been their nature to “make do” with the resources at hand and to adjust and adapt to meet changing conditions. Many of their tools seem primitive when compared to commercially-manufactured counterparts, yet they served well the needs of life in the hills and represent the continuation of older Euro-American traditions and habits of work.

[An excellent article, with drawings............]

[Eagle50AE]

>> It hurts to think that they choose 9-11 to pull a stunt like this. <<<

I agree with you completely.
“Right Wing” Americans are being portrayed as “a-kin”

Thanks for the link,,

It just keeps on coming...

White House Seeks to Capture and Archive Citizens’ Comments on its Facebook, YouTube, MySpace Sites
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer

CNSNews.com) – Anyone who posts comments on the White House’s Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter pages will have their statements captured and permanently archived by the federal government, according to a plan that the White House is now seeking a contractor to carry out.

full link:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/53363

[TASMANIANRED]

I found out by accident that rain water makes a wonderful fabric softener.

[rockabyebaby]

PINGING the COMRADES to post #1,914,,,,,,,,,,,thanks to Eagle50AE for the heads up...........

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/ow50305.htm

The Quiltmaker
by Alma Edmonds

I saw in summer

A coverlet of meadow flung upon

A steep and rocky Ozark glade.

The earth was grays and greens,

A blend of growth, maturity, and death.

The theme was Chicory, Aegean thing,

A perfect rambling of purpled blue,

With blocks of Blackeyed Susan here and there,

And stenciled umbrels of Queen Anne’s lace.

Embroidered clusters of Butterfly Weed

Enflamed the point at left, mid-distance,

Where rivulets converged and drained into the trees

Along a creek that whispered among stones.

A meadowlark flushed whistling from the flowers

And, flashing white, glided into the vault.

Now I will stitch a cover for my bed

Of blue and gold, puff-quilted white,

With French knots flaming on a fall of field.

A binding of green for the trees at creekside.

And the wing curve of summer’s sailing lark

To quicken my pulse in winter.

Copyright — OzarksWatch

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/ow50314.htm

The Expert

by Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey

“Now this is the way to use your sugar,” said the lady with the painted nails.

Wisely she spoke—of plums and

peaches and berries

and food values and nutrition.

Aunt Lucindy gazed at her

with tired old eyes.

Eyes that had grown dim

watching bubbling pots of richness.

Eyes that had studied

cool cedar shelves

and the best way of marking

jams and jellies.

Cunning old eyes that flicked momentarily

from the stained nails to the stained lips.

“Yes ‘um,” was all she said.

Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey (1877-1948), “Poet Laureate of the Ozarks,” and long time correspondent for the Taney County Republican and Springfield Newspapers. In 1935, named by The Farm Journal “Best Rural Newspaper Correspondent in the United States.” (Photo by Townsend Godsey)

Copyright — OzarksWatch

[mountainfolk]

We camped from the back of an old business coupe before children and then with them in a camper until they grew into other social druthers. As it happens, also camped in Arizona, Payson, Horse Thief Basin, etc. Now we are back to the two of us with a larger travel trailer and enjoying the camp feeling all over again. We recently camped in an area being cleared of of a lot of brush etc and noticed some workers in shorts etc. We asked how they managed to protect themselves from the mosquitoes and other bugs which are worse this year because of unusual wet weather. They said another worker had told them to apply vanilla as you would any repellent and that it worked. We had nothing to lose so bought a large bottle of real vanilla at Big Lots, cheaper than elsewhere, and are sold on its benefits. I apply with a small cloth and dab wherever vulnerable. For me that includes the head area, ears, eyelids etc. Maybe this has already been suggested but a repeat will be helpful to those who do not know. Thanks for the thread, a lot of good information being posted.

[Sparko]

Posted here

White House Seeks to Capture and Archive Citizens’ Comments on its Facebook, YouTube, MySpace Sites

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329815/posts
by KAMorin