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
Thank You Granny !, for everything.. mostly inspiration and courage..
I wish I had a sack of $$ and an ark and could make these nightmares go away !
FRIDAY Nite Reality CHeck...
Ferfal is in the news : “Ferfal lived through Argentina’s economic implosion in 2001. Here, he shares some of his secrets to survival.”
for those that have not read about him or his blog, consider checking his story out..
(what if we had a country and we did not own the land anymore ?)
>>>[Is this a new plan or a part of the one to restrict our gardening?
granny]<<<
This here be a new wun... Geesh...
I sometimes think that wallowing in all that BS in DC causes a disease that makes their brains rot which accelerates the oral diarrhea. I mean how much proof do we need - the poor SOB Bawney Fwank is a prime example... I’ll bet Mrs. Frank never dreamed in her worst nightmare that her baby Barney would be so afflicted. The examples are so numerous as to defy comprehending specific causes.
Ah, but we were forewarned...
“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is today, can guess what it will be tomorrow. Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known and less fixed?” -James Madison
>>>Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?<<<
Nah, won’t phase them a bit - Al Gore will beat that dead horse till his last breath...
>>> Al Gore will beat that dead horse till his last breath...<<<
Hey, Didn’t he invent the Internet ??? /s
Here it comes.... Duke University.. in The Research Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)... oohh ...
Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Cluster Reported
Cases of 4 N.C. Patients Show Swine Flu Virus May be Mutating
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/20/health/main5725484.shtml
From the network that brought you Unklee Walter, Rathergate, and so on...
Other freepers in threads about this have been joking about Al having to return his Nobel Prize. LOL
When you say he's in the news, do you mean that Blodgett mentions him --- or has something happened to Ferval?
I actually believe that India/China/"Etc.Asia" will lead the turn around from the global recession, but I have no idea what's going to happen in the USA.
BANK # 124 FAILED TODAY !
Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida
press release:
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09211.html
(excerpt):
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $23.6 million. Central Bank’s acquisition of all the deposits was the “least costly” resolution for the FDIC’s DIF compared to alternatives. Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida is the 124th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the twelfth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Orion Bank, Naples, on November 13, 2009.
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The Night is still Young....
Well, Delaware (despite V.P. Jose Biden - our former Senator - being head of recovery programs - LOL) just had their unemployment rate go up by 1/3 of a percent... The one and only oil refinery in the state which had been in operation for over 50 years first by Getty Oil, then Tidewater and now Valero who announced it is closing all operations there and started laying off and shutting down the plant today - the same day it was announced...
Governor said he only found out last night - and said that they had previously valued the refinery’s impact on the State economy at $828 Million annually... Gee, guess Natural Resources Dept. will have to lay off several - I think they had a whole team there full time - looking for anything they could fine the plant for - (think the last fine was last week when the winds got up to 60 mph and blew our one of their flares, causing some unburnt methane and propane gas to get into the atmosphere for a couple of hours...).
This comes on the heels of one of their greatest and grandest green solar cell manufacturing plants that the State subsidized along with the Federal Gov’t. closing it’s entire operation and started selling all Chinese solar cells.
But WOW - the closed GM auto plant MAY re-open with millions of subsidies to produce (under a European manufacturer) all electric hybrid cars - Hehehe at just $85,000 base price... I have noticed that there are no lines of people waiting to sign up to buy any of them yet...
Then there is the offshore wind farm that was proposed, that they bankrupted by making them jump through 1,001 hoops, with tons of research requirements, surveys, evaluations, impact surveys, etc. - now they are talking about getting another company (with subsidies) up and running to build it - creating hundreds of jobs - uuh uuh oops the Pennsylvania manufacturer of those big blades and towers - uuh they just moved production to China... But the cost of electricity will only be just a bit more than from the nuclear or coal plants over a 30 year period (but the towers only have a 25 year maximum design life in that marine environment)...
With one of the Gov’t induced bank consolidations, Bank of America closed their credit card operation here - 1,200 jobs gone...
Hey, from what I understand, we are in better shape than most other states... Man, they must be hurtin’.
But they keep saying the recession is over... Hmmmmmm.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm191632.htm
Superior Foods Co. Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Allergens in Fish Product
Company Contact:
Wayne Lyons, Quality Assurance Manager
616-541-2137
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 17, 2009 - Superior Foods Co., Grand Rapids, MI. is recalling Lemon Pepper Marinated Catfish because it may contain undeclared soy and FD&C Yellow #5. In addition, Superior Foods Co. is recalling Cajun Style Marinated Catfish because it may contain soy and milk that is not declared on the label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
Both varieties of marinated catfish are produced and sold in a 12oz. retail consumer ready package in a tray that is overwrapped or in a bulk 5 lb. styrofoam cooler for further sale at retail level. For identification purposes, 5 lb. bulk Lemon Pepper Marinated Catfish has a code number of 23256 and Cajun Style Marinated Catfish has a code number of 23255. The tray pack Lemon Pepper Marinated Catfish has a UPC# of 48078 and the Cajun Style Marinated Catfish has a UPC# OF 48979.
Lemon Pepper and Cajun Style marinated catfish was distributed to retail stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. No illnesses have been reported to date.
The recall was initiated after it was discovered through an FDA inspection that products containing Soy, Milk or FD&C Yellow #5 may have been distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of the allergens. Subsequent investigation indicates the problem was caused by a temporary breakdown in the company’s production process due to supplier changes.
Consumers who may have some of this product are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Wayne Lyons, Quality Assurance manager, at 616-541-2137, Monday thru Friday between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:30 pm Eastern Time Zone.
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Five Crowns Marketing Voluntarily Recalling Pantaloupes Packed under the Majesty Label Because of a Potential Health Risk Due to Possible Contamination of Salmonella
Company Contact:
Daren J. Van Dyke ,
760-344-1930
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 20, 2009 - BRAWLEY, CA – Five Crowns Marketing, Brawley, California is issuing this release today voluntarily recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk due to possible contamination of Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform consumers of this recall.
Salmonella is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Consumers who may have eaten this product and are experiencing the above symptoms should consult their health care provider.
The recall comes after a Lab analysis conducted by a consignee on a lot of cantaloupes packed by Five Crowns Marketing on November 4, 2009, resulted in a confirmed positive for Salmonella. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution Five Crowns Marketing is issuing this warning and voluntary recall on all cantaloupes shipped from the same lot.
Five Crowns Marketing traced back the entire lot of cantaloupes and is advising all customers who received the recalled cantaloupes. Although based on harvest and shipping dates from November 4 through November 13, 2009 would indicate that the cantaloupes have now passed through the distribution chain with no reported illnesses. The cantaloupes in the identified lots were harvested and shipped to wholesalers, retailers, and food service operators in the states of Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Cantaloupes were packed in various sizes with and without individual label stickers. All cartons carry the label “Majesty” and are further identified with lot numbers 198 2 or 198 3, packed dates Nov 4, Nov 6, and Nov 10. Also those cantaloupes that contain stickered labels are identified with the label “Majesty”.
The health of all consumers is of the utmost importance to Five Crowns Marketing. With that in mind, even though the cantaloupes have passed through the distribution chain, we have taken immediate action to ensure that all cantaloupes are accounted for and out of the supply chain. We are working with all of our customers to insure that the cantaloupes are no longer being distributed.
Consumers who have recently bought cantaloupes should check with their place of purchase to determine if their fruit is affected by the recall. Wholesale, retail, and food service entities should contact Five Crown Marketing at 760-344-1390 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PST.
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Companies will create jobs in India and China, “places where people want the products and where the governments welcome you to actually do something,” Farr said.<<<
Can’t say I blame him, as the boss of a large company.
Personally, I want to see the companies come home, and find it upsetting that we have to depend on shipping for even our food.
What happens, if we go to war and they start sinking supply ships?
How many times have we read about paper money only being good for TP after a crisis?
Though it may have happened in some extremely primitive nations, or countries destroyed by war, do not expect that to happen in USA. It won’t. Rather the other way around, you’ll consider it a precious commodity even more. As prices go up, you’ll save every penny.
If you already have savings you want to protect, buy precious metals, or if you have enough money, buy real estate. It’s a buyer’s market right now.
A small apartment would be a good investment.
Give it a few months, you’ll see rent prices go up in no time.<<<
He is right.
With our gov taking over every aspect of our lives, we soon will not own land.
Remember the communist like their peons in one room apartments, so they do not own land and are easier to control.
It is roaring in here too.
Yes, to owning metals and raw land.
For the working man on the street, buying fixer upper rentals is an excellent way to stockpile money.
Many of the fixer uppers can be fixed with a paint job.
I have a friend who has done very well, buying and redecorating homes, she has made a lot of money and is able to do most of the work herself.
LOL, and she is a little old lady, not a he man at all.
>>>[Is this a new plan or a part of the one to restrict our gardening?
granny]<<<
This here be a new wun... Geesh...<<<
I thought it was new or at least a part of the other takeover of our life plan for farmers.
It was a news headline, that was new, so to google I went.
>>>Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?<<<
Nah, won’t phase them a bit - Al Gore will beat that dead horse till his last breath...<<<
Al would have stumbled around and given us the same end results as the ‘o’ will.
I was laughing at the fact that someone had hacked Al Gore, for after all ‘didn’t he invent the internet’?
Right after the Army got it up and working......
Tamiflu-Resistant H1N1 Cluster Reported
Cases of 4 N.C. Patients Show Swine Flu Virus May be Mutating<<<
It has to mutate, for that is the nature of the beast.
Imagine it mutating, all over the world and then start praying, for we haven’t seen nothing as yet.
Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida is the 124th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the twelfth in Florida. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Orion Bank, Naples, on November 13, 2009.<<<
It keeps coming closer to us each day.
It always makes me think of Mary saying “We got to the bank and the door was locked, then a hand hung a sign in the window “This Bank is closed”.
Governor said he only found out last night - and said that they had previously valued the refinery’s impact on the State economy at $828 Million annually... Gee, guess Natural Resources Dept. will have to lay off several - I think they had a whole team there full time - looking for anything they could fine the plant for - (think the last fine was last week when the winds got up to 60 mph and blew our one of their flares, causing some unburnt methane and propane gas to get into the atmosphere for a couple of hours...).<<<<
The liberal likes fines, it is free money, some of it will stick to them, if only in the pay envelope.
If they really believed in all this global warming, they would be teaching us how to stop it, now making us mad with the fines.
I think of Rodale of Organic Gardening fame, now that was a teacher, he did it and taught how to do it, so even I could understand his goal.
There are so many of us, who would like to be natural, and have spent years digging out the truth.
We don’t need all this garbage.
Guess I just do not understand a group of people who have only one goal “Destroy and Rule them”.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
2009-2010 Influenza Season Week 45 ending November 14, 2009
All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received.
Please note that because of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, the week 46 report will be distributed on Monday, November 30, 2009.
Synopsis:
During week 45 (November 8-14, 2009), influenza activity decreased slightly in the U.S.
* 3,106 (28.8%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza.
* Over 99% of all subtyped influenza A viruses being reported to CDC were 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
* The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was above the epidemic threshold for the seventh consecutive week.
* Twenty-one influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported. Fifteen of these deaths were associated with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, and six were associated with an influenza A virus for which the subtype was undetermined.
* The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 5.5% which is above the national baseline of 2.3%. All 10 regions reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels.
* Forty-three states reported geographically widespread influenza activity, Puerto Rico and seven states reported regional influenza activity, the District of Columbia reported local influenza activity, and Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported sporadic influenza activity.
National and Regional Summary of Select Surveillance Components
continues, many charts and far more info then the above...
Here is the Full list of the Tax Hikes in the Senate H/Care Bill
including link to a pdf file of the 2074 pages.
Thread is Here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391002/posts
What 60 vote to discuss, 50 + the vp will pass...
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/185828.asp
Camano Island man charged with trafficking stolen, unsafe insulin
A Camano Island man and a second defendant are facing federal charges on allegations that trafficking stolen insulin and diabetic supplies taken from an Everett pharmacy.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said Camano resident Michael Ralph Worley, 43, and Donald Alan Pepin, of Jupiter, Fla., have been charged with wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property.
According to the statement, prosecutors believe Worley was working as a pharmacy technician at Providence Medical Center’s Pacific campus pharmacy when he began diverting large quantities of insulin from the pharmacy. Prosecutors claim Worley initially sold stolen insulin and blood-sugar test strips on eBay before making contact with Pepin, who allegedly began sending Worley lists of insulin products he wanted.
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In a recent unrelated case, insulin was reported stolen from a semi-truck in North Carolina, the U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman said. The insulin was resold to the public at various pharmacies in the Southeast United States. Several diabetics reported they were sickened after injecting themselves with the insulin that had been stored improperly.
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