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Updates: July 28 – Aug 3

trip to Europe, watch fireworks, personal financial reads, financial blogs to read, financial blogs

Brian / August 3rd, 2013 / 7 Comments

During the Summer of 2005, I decided to spend four months living and working in Europe. I was between terms at University and it seemed like a fun time for an adventure. I also wanted to put into practice all those years of French that Canadian schools make you take, so I packed up and headed off to Paris, France. I worked at a gelato store for three months and traveled for one month. While I was...

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The cost of the war on cancer

war on cancer, cancer, disease, cancer treatment, big C, illness

CF / August 1st, 2013 / 1 Comment

Over at BigThink.com (), writer, biologist and technology evangelist Kas Thomas gives his take on the war on cancer. It’s an excellent read and not too long, so I’d encourage you to check it out. Photo Credit I’ve mentioned it before – cancer is big business. It’s a fundraising behemoth. But if the goal is to save lives and improve the quality of life for cancer patients,...

Posted in: Philosophy Tagged with: cost of cancer, curing cancer, fundraising, how to prevent cancer, reducing cancer risk, war on cancer

Recipe Idea: Slow cooker pulled pork

Slow cooker pulled pork, pork shoulder, pork sale, pork shoulder sale

CF / July 29th, 2013 / 11 Comments

Having the most frugal grocery budget in the world isn’t going to help you any if you can’t put together at least a few healthy, tasty, and cheap eats! Every few weeks, The Outlier Model features a cheap recipe idea, along with the cost breakdown. A few months ago, we happened to hit an amazing sale on pork shoulder. The store was out for the day on our usual grocery shopping day, so I sent Brian...

Posted in: Recipes Tagged with: easy recipe, how to make pulled pork, pork recipe, pork shoulder, slow cooker, tender pork recipe

Updates: July 21 – 27

local fireworks competitions, birthday celebration, personal financial blogs, financial blogs to read

Brian / July 27th, 2013 / 10 Comments

This weekend, we’re celebrating CF’s birthday! There are a ton of events on so we’re checking out a shakespeare play, followed by the local fireworks competitions. Should be a great time and hope everyone has a great weekend! Photo Credit via Flickr Here are some of my favourite posts from the week! I was really sad when I read that Timmy the cat was no longer with us. I’d...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: birthday, cheap weekend, customer service, link love, net worth, student, travel, volunteering