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Updates: September 29 – October 5

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Brian / October 5th, 2013 / 5 Comments

It must be fall, because hockey is back. Tonight is the Canucks home opener and we’ll be there! We are currently without cable or internet as we wait to start another promo at the end of this month, so I’ll have to get my sports fix by actually being there. This kicks off a very busy month – CF and I are jetting off to Europe for the second half of October for a little vacation combined...

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Updates: May 5 – 11

New Zealand trip, trip to New Zealand, NZ, personal finance blogs, personal finance articles, financial articles, financial blogs

Brian / May 11th, 2013 / 10 Comments

Some bloggers have been asking about the details of my NZ trip. If you’re interested in hearing more, you can check out my beer and wine blog over at www.tangledvines.ca and check out my post on the wine region of Waiheke Island! That was as far out of Auckland as I got, although hanging with NZ Muse was pretty fun too (ps. congrats on the wedding last week!). Someone mentioned it’s Mother’s...

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Updates: April 28 – May 4

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Brian / May 4th, 2013 / 5 Comments

It’s a beautiful weekend in the middle of a May ‘heat wave’ in Vancouver. It’s only in the mid 20’s, but it feels like summer and we’ll definitely be visiting the beach this afternoon. After we plant some stuff in our garden, of course! For a not-so-summery distraction, we’re in the middle of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Which, as a Canucks...

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Updates: June 5 – 11

Brian / June 12th, 2011 / 1 Comment

Another light week here on The Outlier Model, but with good reason. CF is wrapping up her first term of summer classes which has resulted in a succession of midterms, projects and a final all coming due in a two week period. She is currently out trying to get PHP and SQL to work together. I’m not a computer guy but I’m told this can be quite tricky! I have been thoroughly engrossed in the...

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