Minimalism and Frugality Archives - Page 8 of 12 - The Outlier Model

My Sony Walkman MP3

Sony Walkman MP3, mp3 player, listen to songs, walkman

CF / August 27th, 2012 / 20 Comments

Here’s my MP3 player. Uh-huh… Are you all done laughing now? My Sony Walkman is about three or four or five years old. (I don’t even remember!) I received it as a Christmas present after my previous Sony Walkman (a tube model that did not even have a picture screen) died. It holds 4 gigabytes of music and in addition to providing hours of entertainment, has suffered dents...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Philosophy Tagged with: ipod, mp3, music, smartphone, Sony, walkman

What to buy at the dollar store

CF / August 1st, 2012 / 39 Comments

I used to work in a dollar store. It was my first retail job ever. I wasn’t very good at customer service then: Customer: “This is terrible, blah blah blah blah…” Me: “Well… you’re welcome to leave.” Customer: “You can’t talk to me like that. You think that because your father owns this store you can talk to me like that? Blah blah...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: cheap, dollar store, save money

Coffee me

coffee, coffee at work, perks of coffee, coffee lover, coffee addict

CF / May 22nd, 2012 / 2 Comments

My workplace does not have free coffee. It is a little frightening. As a software developer, coffee is what creates code and keeps me happy. No coffee = no code. There’s a few options for coffee near by: Starbucks, Tim Horton’s, and the like. Buying coffee from Starbucks every day adds up pretty quick. Even a short drip coffee costs $1.75! At 5 days a week, that’s $8.75…...

Posted in: Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: coffee, french press, latte factor, make your own coffee, Starbucks, tim hortons

Save money: Brew Beer! (Part 1)

brew beer, brew your own beer, beer in a glass, beer, alcoholic drinks, alcoholic beverage

Brian / April 10th, 2012 / 4 Comments

British Columbia has the highest alcohol and liquor taxes in all of North America – A depressing thought, given that I work in the industry part time. On the bright side, this gives me access to a lot of great beer and wine that I wouldn’t necessarily have found otherwise. Unfortunately, good beer costs more! I’m now accustomed to drinking fine craft beer without the budget to...

Posted in: Entertainment and Leisure, Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: brewing beer, craft beer, frugal, how to make beer, u-brew