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 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
Dismantling America: Part II
by Thomas Sowell
Thursday, October 29, 2009
(Excerpt):
No one— not even the President of the United States— has an entitlement to a “positive” response to his actions. The entitlement mentality has eroded the once common belief that you earned things, including respect, instead of being given them.
As for the benefit of the doubt, no one— especially not the President of the United States— is entitled to that, when his actions can jeopardize the rights of 300 million Americans domestically and the security of the nation in an international jungle, where nuclear weapons may soon be in the hands of people with suicidal fanaticism. Will it take a mushroom cloud over an American city to make that clear? Was 9/11 not enough?
When a President of the United States has begun the process of dismantling America from within, and exposing us to dangerous enemies outside, the time is long past for being concerned about his public image.
(end)
Full Article:
Part Two of Sowell’s Insight.. Again, Hit’s the Nail On The Head !!
I do longer fear the 'dreaded' white foods, because white rice, white flour, white cornmeal, processed oatmeal, and potatoes -- all these "DEMON F@@DS" that were scorned in the 1960s when I first became interested in nutrition -- I've recently learned that all of them are extremely low in fructose, and of course, all these starchy mainstays used to support huge SKINNY populations of humans all over the globe. Historically, people have eaten STARCH as a major part of the diet.
Just a couple months ago there was an article that women who eat the most amount of potatoes have the least amount of cancer -- the more potatoes eaten, the less the incidence of cancer.
Potatoes???
Way back in the 1940s and 1950s skinny children ate platefuls of potatoes and of white rice and plenty of white bread, there was even Koolaid made with sugar -- but with the exception of maybe 2-3% of all the kids in the neighborhood, everyone, although healthy, was downright SKINNY - some would be considered to look like they were anorexic nowadays, but that's incorrect, they shoveled in all those "nasty" "dangerous" "unnutritious" white foods.
LOL!!!
Sorry!
/soapbox.
p.s., can you imagine how I feel, with even so very little that I know, that many people advise cancer patients to go on FRUIT JUICE fasts?
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Maybe over a hundred years ago, when fruit was a tiny part of the diet, when sugar was a real treat -- perhaps subjecting the few humans who got cancer to the shock of a fruit juice fast got their immune systems to go into overdrive and destroy all the cancer???
You are welcome and it is my pleasure to find articles that match someones interests.
Sorry. (I only previewed it twice, sigh.)
>>>We guessed a cross between a labrador and a Patterdale terrier<<<
I think you are right on the lab part, not sure about the other...
Our male is 1/4 Border Collie and 3/4 Rat terrier and the female is all Miniature Rat Terrier. He is probably the smartest dog I have ever had. I’ve had others who were better trained than he is, but he thinks, understands and tries to communicate way more than the others did.
High-fructose corn syrup has become ubiquitous in soft drinks and many other processed foods....<<<
Thank you for all the information on fructose, very interesting and dangerous.
It is surprising, how it is hidden in the different foods, almost as if they knew we would not buy it, if we knew up front it was there.
It is not surprising that it kills the bees.
when the liver gets attacked, the problem is greater than we all realize.
I never understood why people insist on eating liver, don’t they get enough poison without it.?
Newsmax.com - Baking Soda for Kidney Health?
Jul 20, 2009 ... Patients taking sodium bicarbonate were also less likely to develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis. ...
http://www.newsmax.com/health/baking_soda_kidney_health/2009/07/20/237621.html
Granny, I dreamt about goat milk last night. Maybe God is trying to tell me something.<<<<
Sure, the message means “Buy a Goat!!!”
I am so glad that you are ok, for we were getting very worried, and LOL, I have the just revenge for all the worry,
WAIT until you visit your Yahoo mailbox.........
Better start with today and work backward, for there has been a lot going on.
Praying for a good doctors report, stay safe.
Hugs to you,
One beekeeper says he takes wild hives out of buildings and the bees are quite healthy. He claims the bees are escaping from their tame hives and building new wild ones away from the HFCS.<<<
Makes sense, after months of bees getting in my house, haven’t had one in a month or more, either someone moved the hive or they died.
Sadly, no. Even more sadly, only a few Americans even seem concerned! <<<
Great to see you back !!
We will probably get an indication of concern on Tuesday.. if it's even close I think the point is in. Hard to beat $$$$ but it happens occasionally...
here in the south a lot of tight lips and glares..
( but that's another show )
As the NORM, people were skinny. Nowadays what we consider to be a thin person and/or one of “normal weight” in today’s terms ... would definitely have been considered hefty way back when.<<<
I think back 60 years ago and we worked harder, wringer washers, ironing clothes, sweeping the floor.
I didn’t own a vacuum cleaner until almost 1960.
We mopped with a rag mop, that was made from old rags and was heavy to use and keep rinsing out.
I moped my floors on my hands and knees for years, and kept it waxed.
We stood in the kitchen with a knife and peeled and prepared, and didn’t open a can of this and that.
Men were the same, the fixed and built and gardened, plus many had chickens or farm animals if they had room.
And they still had time to come out and play softball after dinner, with the kids, in the vacant lot across the street.
Today, we push a switch and the work is done and we still do not have time to play.
Mmmmmmm goat cheese...<<<
Get a good Nubian Goat, it will love your hills....
Yes, I can say you escaping goat is true, they can get out of any place.
They climb as well as a cat does.
We had one, that would jump into a tank, the top was 10 to 15 feet off the ground, we never figured out how she did it.
It was empty, one Bill intended to install for water back up.
They are fun, everyone should own them.
I enjoyed all the photos that you posted.
If you can/want to post the Freedom photos, from the email in your Yahoo box, please do.
They are fantastic.
We had a fairly large number of deaths related to improper use of generators or people heating with an inappropriate device indoors.<<<
Generators and bringing in the BBQ pits to cook on in the house.
A couple years ago, a man and his 4 or 5 kids died from cooking on the BBq in the house, in California.
When a President of the United States has begun the process of dismantling America from within, and exposing us to dangerous enemies outside, the time is long past for being concerned about his public image.<<<
I agree and so do others:
On The Patrick Henry Alliance 1776: I am sad....
I have a dear friend, she is very old, but a very inspiring friend. People from all over used to come to seek her out so they could seek her wisdom. she is a very giving person if someone had a need she would do all she could to meet that need,If they needed a place to live she would invite them in to her house.
But about a year ago an intruder came into her house dressed in disguise as a friend. he beat her up severely, in an attempt to murder her, but she is holding onto her life, as her loving family surrounds her and helps her fight for her life, she is still in critical condition, and we continue to pray for her.
some of the best of the best are working on her full recovery, but it is taking all they have and a lot of money to keep her alive. She needs all the help now that you can give her, please say a prayer for her , or let others know about her plight. She deserves to live her life to the fullest. Our world will be a much sadder place if she dies. I love her so much I would do anything to help her survive.
Please help her out..fight along with me. For those who are in power are not taking any measures to see that the intruder is restrained or removed he walks about freely mocking my Friend.
Her name is America.
Visit The Patrick Henry Alliance 1776 at: http://patrickhenryalliance1776.ning.com
BAKING SODA and kidney health — when you eat baking soda, the kidneys don’t produce amonia, negating the drastic need for dialysis. It’s just fascinating!<<<
All the more reason to use baking soda for brushing the teeth.
There was a time that it was used in many foods.
It was thought that it made the color better in the vegetables and kept down the build up of gas in beans.
I still add a little to the beans and if I am using canned dehydrated vegetables, found that a little baking soda cut the smell from the old style of canned dried vegetables.
Seems to make them taste fresher.
>>>I think I will try some black beans next year.<<<
Just remember - labor intensive without a small combine or threshing machine. But, I think it is worth it... LOL Retired means you have lots of time - right? NOT...
My little sister has sarcoma,
She is taking D3 and calcium.
BE WARM,
COLD SNOWY HERE.
Tummy queasy . . . several days of such . . . taken ginseng. Seems to help as much as PeptoBismol.
Throat 97% or so healed.
Taking lysine for cold sores in mouth.
chest mostly better.
fasting blood screen draw tomorrow . . .
anyway.
thx thx.
Ooops
Ginger, not ginseng.
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