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Taking advantage… of everything

Taking advantage, living on less, exhausting resources

CF / April 21st, 2011 / 2 Comments

Living well on less often means taking advantage of situations to the best of your ability. I don’t mean being greedy or doing illegal things, but I do mean taking and using what’s available to you each and every time. Getting free food For example, the office where I work is adminstered by a property management company. Every day or so, the secretary will put out cookies and sometimes...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality, Philosophy Tagged with: benefits, coupons, free samples, saving

How CF got her first job out of college

first job out of college, cell biology, genetics, science

CF / April 18th, 2011 / No Comments

During my first degree, I was determined to get experience in my field so that I would not become another unemployed person with a Bachelor’s degree. When I look back now on the experiences that I gained, there is a very clear connection between the choices that I made and the opportunities available to me. At the time, it sure didn’t seem that way. Young, dumb and lacking in experience My...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: first job, university, work

Recipe ideas: Vietnamese beef noodle soup

Vietnamese beef noodle soup, pho, soup, noodles, Vietnamese sour soup

CF / April 15th, 2011 / No 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 month, The Outlier Model features a cheap recipe idea, along with the cost breakdown. If you haven’t had pho or Vietnamese beef noodle soup, truly you are missing out. It is a wonderfully rich, broth soup made with slowly simmered beef...

Posted in: Food and Grocery, Recipes Tagged with: pho recipe, rice noodles, Vietnamese beef noodle soup

First yard sale of the year

First yard sale, yard sale, thrifty, thrift shop, discounts, great deals

CF / April 12th, 2011 / No Comments

I’m a big fan of yard sales. I’ve picked up a lot of stuff for next to nothing and even more stuff for absolutely nothing. Brian and I went to the first sale of the year (that we knew about) this morning and. Walked away with a free deep frying “spider” skimmer. (PS – I had to look up what they were called. If you didn’t know either, check it out.) Its awesome because I like to make...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: free, garage sale, yard sale