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Guest Post: Unique Side Hustles that Can Make You Financially Free
Today we have a special guest post from Dustin Anthony at Thrive Neighbor. A good refresher on how to make some side income despite...
Gary Grewal
May 9, 20244 min read
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September Update: The Fallacy of Side Hustles: We're Being Played
If you're not running yourself ragged working side hustles, you can relax in a park like me :) Recently, terms such as "Bare Minimum...
Gary Grewal
Sep 14, 20236 min read
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July Update: Is Cash the New Crypto?
Summertime means getting back out on the water! Well friends, here we are in the middle of 2023, which means it is summertime! Remember...
Gary Grewal
Jul 20, 20236 min read
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June Update: Where Did all the Money Go?
(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...
Gary Grewal
Jun 15, 20235 min read
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April Update: Are People Losing Interest in FIRE?
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...
Gary Grewal
Apr 13, 20234 min read
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February Update: What Cycle Are We In Now?
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...
Gary Grewal
Feb 16, 20235 min read
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3 Ways I missed out on HUGE Money the Last 10 Years, and How 2023 will be different.
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...
Gary Grewal
Dec 15, 20226 min read
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Finding FI-Friendly Happiness During the Holidays
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?...
Gary Grewal
Dec 1, 20224 min read
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Why Thanksgiving is one of the Best Holidays for your Finances
Happy Thanksgiving Frugal Financial Fives Fanatics (wow, look at that alliteration, actually, who says alliteration in everyday life)...
Gary Grewal
Nov 24, 20223 min read
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Why You Should Teach Kids About Money (And Giving)
I remember when I graduated high school, we had a requirement to complete 25 hours of "community service" in order to be given a diploma....
Gary Grewal
Oct 27, 20225 min read
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5 Things to Get Rid of in Fall and What to Buy Instead
Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning we will get a commission (at no cost to you) if you click through and make a...
Gary Grewal
Oct 6, 20225 min read
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5 Things you Can and Should Buy without being Materialistic
Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning we will get a commission (at no cost to you) if you click through and make a...
Gary Grewal
Sep 29, 20226 min read
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Modern Consumerism; What It Was, What It Is, How We Got Here, & What We Can Do About It
This week I want to share a special article with you all that appeared on Medium.com via Authority magazine this week, published by Drew...
Gary Grewal
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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Student Loan Forgiveness: Where Do We Go From Here?
By now, most of us are aware of the recent decision to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loans ($20,000 if you're a Pell Grant...
Gary Grewal
Sep 8, 20224 min read
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Why There's Never Been a Better Time to Check Your Discretionary Spending
Before you shrug and claim "Oh great, another talking head telling me to cut the latte's to prepare for a recession" I will tell you that...
Gary Grewal
Aug 25, 20225 min read
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Why There's Never Been a Better Time to go Car Free
For those of you that have been with us for a while now, you know how much I love cars. There are about 3 chapters dedicated to them in...
Gary Grewal
Aug 18, 20225 min read
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13 Service-Based Side Hustles to Make Extra Money
Today's post is from our friend Marc over at VitalDollar.com. Given so many are growing uneasy about their jobs, I thought it would be a...
Gary Grewal
Aug 11, 20226 min read
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5 Things You Didn't Know You Can Negotiate
No, no, don't worry. I'm not saying you should try to haggle the price of a latte, especially from our amazing local coffee shops. Though...
Gary Grewal
Jul 28, 20226 min read
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Inflation and Recession: What to Consider Before you Quit or become Unemployed
We all know how much the media is talking about inflation, every day, and in seemingly every story. Now, I know they report on what's...
Gary Grewal
Jul 7, 20224 min read
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UPDATE: Why You Shouldn't Beat Yourself Up during this Housing Market
This post may include affiliate links that Financial Fives receives compensation for, which helps us keep this blog going. Read more...
Gary Grewal
May 26, 20225 min read
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