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Updates: July 7 – 13

Gastown Grand Prix, cycling, personal finance blogs, financial articles to read, personal finance blogs

Brian / July 13th, 2013 / 7 Comments

Well, this was a bit of an interesting week – we had to deal with a broken fridge/freezer, which CF will tell you all about on Monday! When we weren’t dealing with broken appliances, I took advantage of some free local events and checked out the Gastown Grand Prix. I love cycling and it was really cool to see the Canadian Road Champion and a Canadian member of a team currently in the Tour...

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Updates: June 30 – July 6

heat wave in Vancouver , heat wave, chilling out, cooling down, personal finance blogs, personal finance articles, personal finances, financial articles

Brian / July 6th, 2013 / 7 Comments

Well, after taking a week off to host our first carnival, it’s back to the updates! We’ve been experience a heat wave in Vancouver which led to some adventures in trying to buy a tower fan. You see, Vancouver doesn’t get very hot all that often, but when it does, everyone seems to go out and buy fans or air conditioners. We’ve discovered that being on the third floor on the...

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Carnival of Financial Independence, 17th Edition

Carnival of Financial Independence, financial independence, financial goals, financial advice

Brian / June 29th, 2013 / 23 Comments

Welcome to the 17th edition of the Carnival of Financial Independence! We’re changing it up a bit here at The Outlier Model this week and hosting our very first Carnival. Thanks to Pauline at Reach Financial Independence for the opportunity. If you’re new to The Outlier Model, check out our Master Plan and have a look around. Financial Independence is a key focus for us, so it’s a...

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Updates: June 16 – 22

Canada Day long weekend, long weekend, weekend reads, personal finance, financial blogs

Brian / June 22nd, 2013 / 7 Comments

Well, this weekend I’m heading off to visit my family in a neighbouring city. I haven’t been back in a long time, so I’m looking forward to getting out of the city for some rest and relaxation! I’ll be playing some golf with my brother and dad and sharing some awesome beer and wine, and it will be great to see the family! Photo credit: hankinsphoto.com via Flickr Next weekend...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: asset allocation, carry on luggage, frugality as an investment, golf, long weekend, quality vs quantity, withdrawing retirement funds