The Outlier Model

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I think my LG refridgerator broke?

LG refrigerator, freezer, home appliance, refrigerator, fridge

CF / July 15th, 2013 / 38 Comments

Brian and I have a routine where we will quickly touch base about dinner plans in the morning, then take out whatever meat is necessary for dinner from the freezer. (Assuming meat is required for the recipe of course….) Well, when we did that the other day, guess what we found? A bunch of thaw and semi-thaw meat. Melted ice cubes. Some very, very, smelly fish. Crap – is the...

Posted in: Home Tagged with: broken fridge, freezer stopped cooling, lg refrigerator, lg refrigerator stopped working

Updates: July 7 – 13

Gastown Grand Prix, cycling, personal finance blogs, financial articles to read, personal finance blogs

Brian / July 13th, 2013 / 7 Comments

Well, this was a bit of an interesting week – we had to deal with a broken fridge/freezer, which CF will tell you all about on Monday! When we weren’t dealing with broken appliances, I took advantage of some free local events and checked out the Gastown Grand Prix. I love cycling and it was really cool to see the Canadian Road Champion and a Canadian member of a team currently in the Tour...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: broken appliances, cost of owning a car, fall garden, Gastown Grand Prix, part time job, side hustle

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...

Posted in: Recipes Tagged with: BBQ recipe, fresh tomato salsa, homemade tomato salsa, pork chops with salsa, salsa pork chops

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