The Outlier Model

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Where are all the girls in the game industry?

girls in the game industry, video games, gaming industry, video games

CF / February 20th, 2013 / 38 Comments

A recent article in Forbes, written by Gabrielle Toledano, executive vice president and chief talent officer of Electronic Arts, examined the age old question – Where are all the girls in computer science? In particular, why are there not more girls in the video game industry? As a software developer and the only full time female developer on my team, it’s an interesting question to...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: computer programming, male dominated careers, video game design, video game industry, women in computer science, women working in male careers, working in computer science

Choosing NOT to participate in my employee stock plan

employee stock plan, company stocks, stocks, investment, stock investment

CF / February 18th, 2013 / 47 Comments

My current employer offers employees a chance to purchase company stock at a guaranteed discount. You enrol in 6 month periods and allocate a certain percentage (2% and up) of your salary towards purchasing stock. While there is a maximum number of stocks that you may purchase at one time (it’s a very high number…), the stocks are yours without restriction and you can sell them at any...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: debt repayment vs. investing, DRIP, employee stock purchase plan, investing, investing in stocks, investment decisions, retirement, TFSA, TFSA contribution

Updates: Feb 10 – 16

KLM flight deals, KLM deals, flights to Prague, personal finance article, personal finance blog, financial article, financial post, financial blog

Brian / February 16th, 2013 / 15 Comments

We like to plan ahead. So much so, we jumped on an excellent Valentines Day sale from KLM and booked flights to Prague! For October. CF and I had been planning a Europe trip for this summer/fall and were waffling between France or the Czech Republic/Eastern Germany. We ended up deciding on Prague because I have to attend a conference in Leipzig at the end of October and with flights on for $850/person...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: dealing with change, dumpster diving, finding free stuff in the alley, gambling responsibly, get paid to search the web, global gasoline prices, KLM valentines day deal

APR on credit cards highest in years

APR on credit cards, credit cards, APR, balance transfer

Guest / February 15th, 2013 / 5 Comments

This is a guest post. If you’re interested in guest posting with us, read our policy. Towards the end of 2012, the average purchase rate on credit cards had risen as high as 19.1 per cent – up an entire per cent from the same period one year previously. In fact, 19.1% is the highest the APR on credit cards has been in 18 months in the UK. The increasing APR is perhaps a little surprising, given...

Posted in: Guest Post Tagged with: APR rate, Barclaycard, credit card interest, credit card rates, high APR rate, Totally Money, zero balance credit transfer