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Recipe Idea: Banana Bread

CF / September 23rd, 2013 / 12 Comments

Having the most frugal grocery budget in the world isn’t going to help you any if you can’t put together at least a few healthy, tasty, and cheap eats! Every few weeks, The Outlier Model features a cheap recipe idea, along with the cost breakdown. I like to prevent food waste whenever possible, so I love recipes that allow me to use up odds and ends that would have otherwise been thrown out....

Posted in: Recipes Tagged with: banana bread, how to make banana bread, recipe, simple recipes, using up old bananas, walnut and chocolate topping

Top 10 Side Jobs – #10: Mystery Shopping

Mystery Shopping, mystery shopper, side job, extra income

CF / September 18th, 2013 / 9 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! Sitting at #10 on our list of Top 10 Side Jobs is mystery shopping. Before I became involved in mystery shopping, the idea of secret shoppers was not unknown to me. I had worked in retail for a long...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: extra income, how to be a mystery shopper, mystery shopping, part time job, side hustle

What are the top 10 side jobs?

top 10 side jobs, extra income, paying off debt, financial goal

CF / September 16th, 2013 / 20 Comments

For many years, I’ve worked two or more jobs to make a bit of extra money, pay down a bit of debt, or to gain some experience in a field. When I was a full time student, there were days where I’d finish working in the lab at 5pm, only to rush off and work a 6 hour shift in retail. Yikes! Until just recently, Brian would do something similar – work 8 hours at his office job then rush off...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: how to get a second job, part time job, side hustle, side job, why work two jobs, working a second job

Should I buy Canadian Oil Sands for my TFSA?

CF / September 11th, 2013 / No Comments

I’ve started getting itchy to make a new purchase for my TFSA again. I have a bit of cash sitting in my Questrade account, and damn it… it’s not making me money! Right now, my TFSA holdings consist of: BMO.TO – 57% RSI.TO – 15% SLF.TO – 28% BMO and Sunlife are both very high right now, which makes me reluctant to add more shares. Rogers Sugar is basically flat and I have...

Posted in: Money Tagged with: canadian oil, canadian oil sands, canadian stocks, encana corporation, investing in stocks, natural gas stocks, oil sands, stock market, TFSA, Toronto stock exchange