February 2011 - The Outlier Model

Meet my four jobs

my four jobs, full time job, part time job, extra job

CF / February 27th, 2011 / 2 Comments

I have four jobs. Thats right… four. Perhaps surprisingly, I don’t work 80 hour weeks! Most of my jobs require very little effort and provide a much bigger return. Meet my four jobs: My full time job Currently I’m working as a software developer. This is the job that gets the basics done – One paycheck covers all of my bills plus some money for spending and saving and the other paycheck...

Ode to a chef’s knife

chef's knife, kitchen knife, kitchen investment, kitchen equipment

CF / February 23rd, 2011 / No Comments

My six year old chef’s knife broke yesterday during the making of shepherd’s pie. It was a good knife while it lasted – $11 from London Drugs, but had superb balance and strength, was easy to sharpen, and had no issues with rusting or staining. *Tear* I’d like to blame the bf and his questionable culinary skills, but after a thorough post-mortem (it had a half CENTIMETER tang, if that!)...

Posted in: Home, Money Tagged with: chef knife, money

Creating a new normal

CF / February 21st, 2011 / No Comments

I’m big on doing “the little things right” – pulling the shower curtain closed so it can dry properly, closing lids of containers after I use them, turning off the lights when I’m not in a room… and more! My mind is often organized as one giant checklist that I like to periodically refer to. That’s the way I am. I am forever thinking about the little details. But not everyone...

Posted in: Life Hacks, Philosophy Tagged with: behavior modification, life hacks

Getting rid of the backup rug

CF / February 18th, 2011 / No Comments

Up until 2 weeks ago, I had a rug propped up against a corner in my living room. I bought it 2 years ago when I lived in an apartment with hardwood floors. I ended up vacating that apartment rather unexpectedly due to a fire, and aside from a brief appearance in my condo, I haven’t used the rug since then. I kept it for a while because I liked the colours. It had taken a long time for the...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Philosophy Tagged with: cleaning house, craigslist, garage sale, getting rid of stuff, minimalism