Financial Fives

(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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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....

Talking about money is "tacky" or "taboo". Ever heard of these phrases? From the time we are young and innocently ask our uncle, "how...

If 2022 were a movie, a picture of the stock market would definitely be on the poster. You know, that red line graph with aggressive...

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Ah fall, finally! For those of us in California (yes, poor us, I know) fall is a time we can breathe a sigh of relief, as triple-digit...

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...