Weekly Updates Archives - Page 5 of 27 - The Outlier Model

Updates: August 18 – 24

Nasdaq, financial gain, income, effort, financial links, personal finance reads, personal finance blogs, financial articles,

Brian / August 24th, 2013 / 6 Comments

Earlier this week, I shared my epiphany over dollar value averaging – well, I’ve been continuing to read the book and have started doing some actual stock research. One of the suggestions I’ve been trying to follow is to look at the industry you work in. This works well for me because I work with a lot of senior executives at a number of small, publicly traded companies in a growing...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: best buy, cooking meals at home, nasdaq, passion, personal finance journey, shareholder yield, stocks, time vs. money

Updates: August 11 – 17

Brian / August 17th, 2013 / 6 Comments

This weekend I left CF in the city working on some big work deadlines and headed out to visit my family a couple of hours away. For any Canadians who remember The Beachcombers, I grew up on the Sunshine Coast where the show was filmed. It’s a great place to escape from the city for a short while and not a very long trip. I’m also off to one of the nearby islands for the day to visit a...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: beachcombers, budgeting, building weath, financial plan, gibsons, paying off mortgage early, sunshine coast

Updates: August 4 – 10

craft/nano breweries, brewery, beer, alcoholic drinks, bar, personal financial blogs to read, personal finance, financial articles, financial reads

Brian / August 10th, 2013 / 6 Comments

For the past several months, I’ve walked by a new brewery that was being built and eagerly awaiting it’s completion. On my way home from work earlier this week, I finally noticed they were open! Naturally I stopped by and had some of their beer! There are about 4 or 5 different craft/nano breweries opening up across Vancouver, so I hope to support as many as possible. It is really encouraging...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: 33 acres brewing, airbnb, hours blogging, local craft beer, nano brewery, retirement plans

Updates: July 28 – Aug 3

trip to Europe, watch fireworks, personal financial reads, financial blogs to read, financial blogs

Brian / August 3rd, 2013 / 7 Comments

During the Summer of 2005, I decided to spend four months living and working in Europe. I was between terms at University and it seemed like a fun time for an adventure. I also wanted to put into practice all those years of French that Canadian schools make you take, so I packed up and headed off to Paris, France. I worked at a gelato store for three months and traveled for one month. While I was...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: no car in calgary, paris, reit, student loans, summer abroad, working holiday