August 2012 - Page 2 of 4 - The Outlier Model

Seeing Washington, DC – Free!

Washington, DC - Free, free travel, travel to Washington, cheap travel, budget travel

CF / August 22nd, 2012 / 25 Comments

Brian and I are headed to Washington DC this fall for a work/fun trip. There is lots to do, but that doesn’t mean we need to spend a lot of money. Here’s some free events that visitors to Washington DC can check out. Photo Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cherry_Blossoms_and_Washington_Monument.jpg, Original Author: Wendy Harman The National Theatre’s free performance...

Posted in: Entertainment and Leisure, Travel Tagged with: activities, free events, Washington DC

Fiverr should be called Fourer

Fiverr, extra income, odd job, extra money

CF / August 20th, 2012 / 42 Comments

I’ve recently started doing some work on Fiverr.com, a small services marketplace that offers people the chance to do odd jobs starting at $5. I first heard about it on My University Money, and after ruminating over it for a few months, decided to give it a try. As a buyer, you pay $5 for a small service. You can browse existing advertisements or you can post your own request and wait for interested...

Posted in: Career and Work, Money Tagged with: Fiverr, freelancing, how to get a second job, making money, second job, side hustle

Updates: August 12 – 18

Brian / August 19th, 2012 / 7 Comments

CF and I just returned from the (hot) Okanagan, so the update is a little late this week. Our netbook decided to crap out and stop booting up yesterday, so I had to wait until we returned home! We had a decadent weekend with lots of good food and fine wine. One of the advantages of living a simpler life is that these times when we do treat ourselves, it seems even that much more extravagant. Now it’s...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: Okanagan, summer, vacation, wine, wine tour

August garden update

CF / August 15th, 2012 / 21 Comments

It’s finally gotten warm and sunny here in Vancouver, BC. That means good times are coming for my garden, right? Well let’s see…! First, the balcony plants! The Beans – … Seriously? After the toxic mushroom incident, I changed out much of the soil in the bean planter. As a result, the beans have gotten taller and more bean-like. A few flowers bloomed. And then…...

Posted in: General Tagged with: apartment gardening, Gardening in the city, growing herbs, herb garden, home garden