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Cutting down on transit costs

transit costs, transportation, saving money

CF / August 13th, 2013 / 9 Comments

When my parents were feeling the money pinch, they decided to sell their car. Good financial move right? It netted them $8000 and they didn’t have a vehicle eating up gas and insurance money any more. Well, not so good actually. They blew through the money in a month or two and now have to spend several hours walking to and from grocery stores and medical appointments. Photo Credit: DennisM2...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: car sharing, how to get around without a car, how to save money on cars, modo, saving money, taking the bus, transportation costs, zipcar

How to save money on textbooks

save money on textbooks, college life, college books, textbooks

CF / August 7th, 2013 / 26 Comments

In my first year of college, textbooks cost me an astounding $800. That’s an absolutely disgusting amount for something that I might use once a week. And that was only one year of school! I think I ended up needed only a handful of chapters (if that) out of each textbook. Schools will encourage you to buy books through the college bookstore, but that is definitely not your only source of textbooks....

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: borrow books from the library, cheap textbooks, pay less for school books, save money on school, using ebooks for university

The cost of the war on cancer

war on cancer, cancer, disease, cancer treatment, big C, illness

CF / August 1st, 2013 / 1 Comment

Over at BigThink.com (), writer, biologist and technology evangelist Kas Thomas gives his take on the war on cancer. It’s an excellent read and not too long, so I’d encourage you to check it out. Photo Credit I’ve mentioned it before – cancer is big business. It’s a fundraising behemoth. But if the goal is to save lives and improve the quality of life for cancer patients,...

Posted in: Philosophy Tagged with: cost of cancer, curing cancer, fundraising, how to prevent cancer, reducing cancer risk, war on cancer

Recipe Idea: Slow cooker pulled pork

Slow cooker pulled pork, pork shoulder, pork sale, pork shoulder sale

CF / July 29th, 2013 / 11 Comments

Having the most frugal grocery budget in the world isn’t going to help you any if you can’t put together at least a few healthy, tasty, and cheap eats! Every few weeks, The Outlier Model features a cheap recipe idea, along with the cost breakdown. A few months ago, we happened to hit an amazing sale on pork shoulder. The store was out for the day on our usual grocery shopping day, so I sent Brian...

Posted in: Recipes Tagged with: easy recipe, how to make pulled pork, pork recipe, pork shoulder, slow cooker, tender pork recipe