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Financial Goals: 2013

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CF / January 7th, 2013 / 35 Comments

The start of a new year is a natural point in time to embark on new goals and to review the achievements of the past year. Last week, Brian and I talked a bit about our net worth. We’re pretty happy with the numbers on paper, but how did we do in terms of achieving the goals we set back in early 2012? Photo Credit: Images_of_Money via flickr CF’s Goals Emergency Fund: $2000...

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Apple iPad Giveaway winner!

Brian / January 6th, 2013 / No Comments

Last month, we participated in a group giveaway to give one lucky person a new 32GB Apple iPad with Wifi! We received 20,000 entries from around the world, so thanks to everyone who entered! Photo Credit: Sean MacEntee via Flickr The Outlier Model would like to congratulate winner Waldemar Mopera III! Waldemar is from the Philippines and has already received his prize which he plans to use for school. If...

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Updates: December 30 – January 5

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Brian / January 5th, 2013 / 9 Comments

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great week ringing in 2013, I know we did. As I mentioned last week, we went to a closing party for a local restaurant, which did not disappoint. Tickets were price at $40, which was about average based on what other locations around the city were charging, but the food was amazing. Touted as ‘light appetizers and passed canapés, it was nothing short of...

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Net Worth Update: January 2013

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CF / January 2nd, 2013 / 37 Comments

The last few months have featured a lot of changes for us. And since Brian and I have added another condo to the mix, I’ve gotten a new job (again), and my student loans have come up for repayment (again), it seemed like a good time to do a net worth check in. I usually do this for myself every other month, but we don’t usually post about it more than a few times a year. I mean, do you guys...

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