October 2012 - Page 3 of 5 - The Outlier Model

Summer 2012 Garden recap

Garden recap, Vegetable Garden, grow your own, vegetables, gardening, community planting

CF / October 15th, 2012 / 27 Comments

One of the best ways to cut down on food costs while eating healthy is to grow as much of your own food as possible. This past summer marked our first attempt at growing a balcony garden AND our first opportunity at a community garden. There were some ups and downs, but overall, it was a very rewarding experience. Financially, I think we did okay! Balcony garden costs: $12: 3 bags of...

Updates: October 7-13

Brian / October 13th, 2012 / 11 Comments

Ok, I promise this will be the last update for awhile where I mention the garden. I’m sure you’re all sick of hearing about it! This morning, we braved the rain (Vancouver has finally decided to start being Vancouver again) and harvested the remainder of our crop. CF has a full year end garden summary coming this week, but as you can see from the picture, we had a pretty good crop for just...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: blogging tips, community garden, garden harvest, Greyhound Canada, Hyundai warranty, recession motivation

My weekly meals #3

CF / October 10th, 2012 / 18 Comments

It can be hard to imagine what eating on $100 a month is like. So, similar to our grocery motivation posts, I’m going to occasionally post a journal of what Brian and I ate that week, along with approximate costs. The costs are only approximate because I don’t always remember how much I money I paid for meat or bulk vegetables for example. But I’ll try to use a cost that reflects...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, chicken curry, egg mcmuffin, fried rice, Grocery budget, Saving money on groceries

Investing in your family’s future with insurance

Family photo, Investing in your family's future, life insurance, securing the future, securing the family

Guest / October 9th, 2012 / 2 Comments

This is a guest post from John Michael, a third party personal financial advisor for consumers interested in investments and securities. Most people know that it’s important to set aside some money for a rainy day. Having an emergency fund is a necessary part of a healthy budget because it lets you weather unexpected expenses like repairing an appliance or paying a medical bill. Most financial...

Posted in: Family, Money Tagged with: compare life insurance plans, life insurance, life insurance policy, life insurance rates, term insurance