Financial Fives

Today we have a special guest post from Dustin Anthony at Thrive Neighbor. A good refresher on how to make some side income despite...

(No, I did not go buy a Rolls Royce and blow $5,000 on a Napa Valley vacation..just happened to be at this resort while the upper crust...

(In Northern CA, we have to savor fall and the Holidays at the same time, our peak colors occurred between Thanksgiving and Christmas...

(We're lucky to have a neighbor who is incredibly talented at pumpkin carving, I mean just look at that lineup!) Ah, October, the...

If you're not running yourself ragged working side hustles, you can relax in a park like me :) Recently, terms such as "Bare Minimum...

It's smoothie season, which means anytime I'm close to a JuiceLand, we are going I am not sure what's going on this summer, or why so...

Summertime means getting back out on the water! Well friends, here we are in the middle of 2023, which means it is summertime! Remember...

(One of the most beautiful libraries I've been to, in Austin..one of the best beneficiaries of taxes!) Here we are in the thick of...

Can anyone recognize what famous swimming hole this is? Hint, it's near Aspen, CO and has a party beverage in it's name :) Alright...

Recently, a few other FI blogger have been lamenting at the fact that readership on their blogs is in decline, and has been so for a...

Don't you just love that view? We're lucky in the lush foothills of Placer County to be blessed with a bounty of produce all year long,...

Get the joke? I'm cycling on a bike path and the title of the post has the word cycle in it! Ok, that's my lame joke for the year, I was...

Happy New Year my Financial Fives fanatics! Did you miss me? I know it's only been a few weeks, but I'm sure some of you have been having...

Can you guess where this nature-kissed view is? That, my friends, is Mount Rainer, on a rare sunny and warm day in September. I had the...

Since we're coming up on that time of year when we plan resolutions and reflect on the past year, I thought this would be an opportune...

So with the holiday season and inflation, in full swing, many consumers are trying to find ways to ease the pain whenever they open up...

How do you celebrate the holidays? Do you go all out and decorate the minute Halloween is over like the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey?...

Happy Thanksgiving Frugal Financial Fives Fanatics (wow, look at that alliteration, actually, who says alliteration in everyday life)...

Doesn't that picture just bring you those summertime vacation vibes? Well, it shouldn't, because this picture was taken in October as the...

Coffee and Conversation Anyone? Pull up a chair! If you came of age when the Vans Warped Tour was a summertime tradition and everyone got...