The Outlier Model

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Updates: September 8 – 14

books, college, school, busy week, personal finance blogs, financial blog reads, financial articles

Brian / September 14th, 2013 / 8 Comments

Well, that was sure a busy week. Apologies for the lack of posting around here – I’ve forgotten how much time school takes up, on top of working full time. CF has also been working consecutive 12 hour days, which leaves little opportunity for writing! Photo credit via Flickr I’m back at class today and then enjoying what’s left of our summer with an orienteering race tomorrow...

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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

Updates: September 1 – 7

going back to school, back to school, personal finance blogs, financial blog reads, financial articles

Brian / September 7th, 2013 / 8 Comments

Today I’m doing something I haven’t officially done in 5 years; Go to school. That’s right, I’m taking a continuing studies certificate program at one of the local colleges. After reading Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses post about going back to school, it seems like it’s a topic on a lot of people’s mind. My course is only two terms and has class every Saturday...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: going back to school, link love, one income family, organized kitchen, personal finance, project management, selling things online, stock sale, weekly roundup

Grocery Budget Motivation #3

Grocery Budget, meal planning, budgeting

CF / September 4th, 2013 / 21 Comments

Ever since the broken fridge incident, Brian and I have been attempting to rebuild our fridge and freezer supplies. But at the same time, we haven’t increased our grocery budget, so it’s been hard stocking up on things. The freezer is still so sad looking! But we are making progress slowly and still making sure to eat a well-balanced diet. Photo Credit: psd via Flickr For new readers,...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $100 grocery budget, cheap groceries, Grocery Game Challenge, grocery motivation, real life grocery budget, Saving money on groceries, shopping list