May 2013 - Page 2 of 4 - The Outlier Model

May garden update: Seedlings!

Seedlings, grow your own, home gardening, home garden

CF / May 20th, 2013 / 17 Comments

Last week, I wrote about getting the garden plots ready with the right kind of soil. We ended up choosing a mix of basic potting soil, compost and manure. Nothing fancy, but it should get the job done. The next step was the fun part – getting the plants in! Brian and I had already talked a bit about what plants we wanted to grow and what combination of plants to get. We don’t save...

Posted in: Home Tagged with: apartment gardening, Gardening in the city, home garden, how to plant a garden, seedlings

Updates: May 12 – 18

Victoria Day weekend, wine bottles, personal finance blogs, personal finance articles, financial article, financial read

Brian / May 18th, 2013 / 12 Comments

Happy Victoria Day weekend! Or, if you’re in the States, happy one week until your long weekend! I never really paid much attention to the reasoning behind the holiday, other than I know we used to have a Queen Victoria at one point. If you’re interested in the history, Canadian Budget Binder has a good recap! Photo Credit: markhillary via Flickr On another note, I’ve been trying...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: being normal, car loans, duolingo, learn language online, quitting your job, second job, side hustle, wedding gift ideas, wine store

Moderation and the Grocery Budget

Grocery Budget, meal planning, food budget, bacon, grocery shopping

CF / May 15th, 2013 / 27 Comments

This past weekend, Brian and I made a trip down to Granville Island (not really an island) and did a bit of grocery shopping at the marketplace. Now, we’re pretty infamous for our $200 grocery budget, so it may be surprising to learn that we really do enjoy good food. I ended up purchasing (among other items) four slices of fresh European style smoked bacon for nearly $5. Yes, $5 for 4 slices...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, groceries, grocery motivation, real life grocery budget, Saving money on groceries

Happy Mother’s Day!

CF / May 12th, 2013 / 2 Comments

In lieu of our regular Monday post, I’m posting a day early and wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day! Usually, I send my mom some flowers and take the family out for dim sum. This year, I’m forgoing the flowers and taking the everyone out for a slightly more expensive dinner at a Japanese tapas bar in Vancouver called Suika (check it out if you haven’t ever been there!). Photo...

Posted in: General Tagged with: frugality, japanese tapas, mother's day in Vancouver, mothers day, Suika