The Outlier Model

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Updates: September 16 – 22

Brian / September 22nd, 2012 / 14 Comments

Another week and another harvest from the garden. It’s well into September, but the weather has been nice enough to yield quite a good crop this year. Our tumbler tomatoes on the balcony are just about done, but there are still a number of ripening juliet and lemon boy (below) on the vine at the garden. We’re having a harvest party tomorrow and learning how to put our garden ‘to bed’...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: airport parking, bug spray, duplex for $50K, gardening, Saving money on groceries

Eating well while traveling

Travel food, Eating well, budget eats, saving on food expenses

CF / September 19th, 2012 / 20 Comments

Brian and I often travel together in conjunction with his business trips. In fact, just last week, we were in Washington DC. Luckily, Brian receives a pretty generous food allowance $55 per day while traveling. That’s a lot of food money for us – we usually only spend $100 each per month on groceries per person. Of course, eating while traveling is more expensive… But it doesn’t...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Travel Tagged with: cheap food, how to, travel food, travel tips

It’s never too late

never too late, better late than never, switching careers, moving on to a new job

CF / September 17th, 2012 / 31 Comments

When I first graduated from university, I made just under $40,000 a year. I thought I had it made! Then I realized that compared to fields like engineering, business or computers, $40,000 wasn’t very much at all. For a while, I didn’t care. It was my first “real” job! I would simply work hard and earn raises and promotions over time. Uhhhhh no. Not in a science job!...

Posted in: Career and Work, Philosophy Tagged with: changing careers, complacency, jobs in computer science, new job, write for money

Updates: September 9 – 15

Brian / September 15th, 2012 / 13 Comments

The beginning of September always seems to be jam packed, and this year was no exception. After returning from Singapore last week, CF and I turned around and headed out to Washington DC this past week. I was attending a conference, so we did a few of our free activity suggestions but not as many as if we were on vacation. One disappointing aspect was the hotel that the conference was held in. At...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: bad hotels, cost of home ownership, dishwasher vs. hand washing, FINCON12, networking, Washington DC