February 2013 - Page 4 of 5 - The Outlier Model

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Brian / February 9th, 2013 / 8 Comments

Happy Family Day Weekend! What the heck is “Family Day” you ask? Well, if you’re from Alberta you’re well acquainted with the made up government holiday that helps you get from New Year’s through to April. BC finally caught on, so this is the first year we’re enjoying the extra long weekend too. Unfortunately, I caught some mild form of the flu, so it’s going...

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Bored of your job?

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Guest / February 8th, 2013 / 7 Comments

Happy Friday! Are you bored with your job? Looking to follow that passion and wanting to be an entrepreneur? Here’s a quick infographic which shows how you can make your hobby-inspired living a reality. Source: Make It Cheaper: The Saving Experts for Business jQuery(window).load(function(){ var s = document.createElement("script"); s.type = "text/javascript"; ...

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$500 Giveaway – Saving money by shopping online

CF / February 7th, 2013 / 14 Comments

I never buy Tylenol for full price. Or lip balm. Or laundry detergent. Or any other number of household products for that matter. Usually, I pay around $4 for a bottle of Tylenol, no money at all for lip balm and $1-2 for liquid laundry detergent. How? Sales and coupons – in particular, online coupons. Photo Credit: Flickr Many major brands will regularly feature coupons on their...

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Tech forward ways to introduce green energy into your home

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Guest / February 6th, 2013 / 8 Comments

This is a guest post. If you’re interested in guest posting, read our guest post guidelines. Introducing green energy into your home is part of the process of reducing energy costs. A homeowner has many options that can be used to achieve this goal. Proper planning is required before homeowners introduce any type of green energy solutions for use at their home. Photo Credit: Fernando Tomas via Wikimedia...

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