February 2014 - The Outlier Model

How to Buy Wedding and Bridesmaid Dresses on the Cheap

Buy Wedding and Bridesmaid Dresses , wedding preparations

Melissa Batai / February 26th, 2014 / 1 Comment

Many young girls imagine their wedding. They imagine their dress, the flowers, and the ceremony. As they grow up, these same girls might buy bridal magazines and gaze longingly at wedding dresses before they’re even engaged. While we’ve seen the rise of expensive, couture dresses thanks to shows like Say Yes to the Dress, some retailers are bucking the trend and offering discount bridal...

The Hidden Costs of Stress

CF / February 24th, 2014 / 5 Comments

Sooooo… After falling off the face of the Earth for about 8 weeks, I’m back! I think I could fill a book with everything that happened in those weeks. But suffice to say – it was a rough period of many personal changes for me. I spent the last 2 or 3 weeks catching up with my life and I’m only just getting back into the groove of things. I’m getting back to writing, and I realized quite...

Posted in: Philosophy Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, budget, forgetting to pay the bills, late fees, money

Why Can’t All Packaging Be Eco-Friendly?

Packaging Be Eco-Friendly, recycle , save mother nature, environmental

Dividend Ninja / February 21st, 2014 / 6 Comments

Generally, we tend to think of corporations in a negative light when it comes to the environment. One could even say that corporations are environmentally irresponsible. There would be no shortage of examples from mining, the oil and gas industry, to plastic containers that get tossed, and food companies where waste goes directly into the garbage. One problem in our single use society, is packaging,...

Posted in: Editors Picks, Environment and Envrionmental Tagged with: Eco-Friendly, Food Packaging, McDonalds, Plastic Packaging, recycle, Recycling, Sonicare

Four Frugal Tricks That Save You Money

Frugal Tricks That Save money, frugal living, cost cutting

Melissa Batai / February 16th, 2014 / 9 Comments

Frugality is no fun, right? People who are frugal never go out with friends, never buy a coffee, never buy anything, it seems. They spend all their time hanging up their clothes to line dry, saving their recycling for repurposing, and washing out plastic baggies. Right? True, some frugal people do this. But if you’re not naturally frugal and don’t want to be extreme, there are simple...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: buy in bulk, frugal, frugality, saving and frugality, Saving money drying clothes