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Recipe Idea: Lime and Salsa Pork Chops

Lime and Salsa Pork Chops, juicy chops, pork chop

CF / July 10th, 2013 / 25 Comments

Having the most frugal grocery budget in the world isn’t going to help you and 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. I cook with pork a lot. Depending on the cut, it can be a very lean meat. It’s cheaper than beef. And super tasty – as long as you...

Frugal or Foolish: Paper towels

CF / July 8th, 2013 / 23 Comments

Frugal or Foolish? Is it better to get the cheap paper towels or the more expensive ones for everyday use? Brian and I use paper towels for meals and occasionally cleaning. We’ve always bought the Shopper’s Durg Mart Life brand paper towels because they’re incredibly cheap. When on sale, you can get 8 rolls for $2.50 or less. At 40 sheets per roll, that’s 0.78 cents...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: best paper towel brand, Bounty Select-a-Size, bounty vs. life brand, comparing paper towels, paper towels price

Striving towards financial independence

CF / July 3rd, 2013 / 28 Comments

When I look back at my life, the person I am today did not form out of any single defining event. I didn’t have an “aha!” moment or an inspirational occurrence that has shaped my existence. Instead, where I am now is the product of many, many small steps. Sure, behind those steps are still the driving forces that define me and my personality. And yet, I can imagine that if...

Posted in: Philosophy Tagged with: Cable TV and Internet deals, financial freedom, financial goals, financial independence, personal finance, setting goals

Eating out in the Summer and a contest!

CF / July 1st, 2013 / 12 Comments

Happy Canada Day everyone! This was a long weekend for us up here in Canada and here in Vancouver, it was beautiful! There’s talk of a potential heat wave (and a few lone dissenters predicting a bit of rain). But so far, it’s been sunny blue skies, lots of events and festivals and so… much… food. In the summer, I spend a lot of money on eating out. It is definitely...

Posted in: Contests Tagged with: cash giveaway, cash prize, contest, eating out, spending money in the summer