October 2013 - The Outlier Model

Top 10 side jobs – #6: Event Security

Brian / October 30th, 2013 / 10 Comments

Welcome to a new ten part series at the Outlier Model on the Top 10 Side Jobs available to the average person. Please check out our intro post and tune in every Wednesday as we count down to #1! This week’s job goes back to the event style side jobs. You could try a special event customer service role, or if being nice and cheerful isn’t your thing, then you can be solitary and intimidating...

I shouldn’t have waited…

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CF / October 28th, 2013 / 14 Comments

As many readers might recall, Brian and I split our retirement savings between our RRSPs and our Tax Free Savings Account. In my TFSA, I hold exclusively dividend paying stocks which I hope will one day be the basis of my early retirement income. Right now, I have BMO, SLF, RSI and REI.UN in my portfolio. For a while, I had been holding strong at 81 shares of BMO, which got me a quarterly dividend...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: bmo dividend, dividend investing, Dividend Reinvestment, DRIP, early retirement, early retirement planning

Top 10 Side Jobs – #7: Newspaper Delivery

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CF / October 23rd, 2013 / 11 Comments

Photo Credit: via Flickr Welcome to a new ten part series at the Outlier Model on the Top 10 Side Jobs available to the average person. Please check out our intro post and tune in every Wednesday as we count down to #1! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This week’s featured side job, coming in at #7, is Newspaper Delivery. Now, don’t laugh – despite its traditions...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: delivering newspapers, newspaper carrier, newspaper route, side hustle, side job, top 10 side jobs

How to trade stocks online

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Guest / October 22nd, 2013 / No Comments

This is a Guest Post. Interested in Guest Posting with us? Check out our policy and get in touch! Now that you’re set up to trade stocks online, how do you actually go about executing the order and becoming the proud holder of the first stock in your dividend empire? Well, luckily buying and selling shares online is easy as long as you follow these general guidelines. Photo Credit: via Flickr Pick...

Posted in: Guest Post Tagged with: buying stocks, buying stocks online, company codes, dividend paying stock, dividends, NYSE, online broker