<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Financial Fives: The Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ultimate book of tips to help you put positive financial behaviors into action and practice the ways of a financially wise consumer!]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:04:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.financialfives.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Post: Unique Side Hustles that Can Make You Financially Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we have a special guest post from Dustin Anthony at Thrive Neighbor. A good refresher on how to make some side income despite...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/guest-post-unique-side-hustles-that-can-make-you-financially-free</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6632ceed8587f2e8138653b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Increasing Your Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passive Income]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 13:29:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_75376605a1ce4170951f37191ebbedb5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally A Millionaire!!! And FI Too!]]></title><description><![CDATA[(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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/finally-a-millionaire-and-fi-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e6136d05139ce6766e8797</guid><category><![CDATA[Investments]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passive Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Retire Early]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:49:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_e76835e2c4c546bcb71874da9853a650~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 2024! Will the Economic Tides shift this year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(In Northern CA, we have to savor fall and the Holidays at the same time, our peak colors occurred between Thanksgiving and Christmas...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/happy-2024-will-the-economic-tides-shift-this-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659a094330301b0cd10cf842</guid><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial Literacy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_144db40d9ff3466988c406025301ab58~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Halloween! Some Spooky News?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(We're lucky to have a neighbor who is incredibly talented at pumpkin carving, I mean just look at that lineup!) Ah, October, the...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/happy-halloween-some-spooky-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ee6725e21df8206928d33</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:11:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_425d1e1ad3b3418393304a15a04876b0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[September Update: The Fallacy of Side Hustles: We're Being Played]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're not running yourself ragged working side hustles, you can relax in a park like me :) Recently, terms such as "Bare Minimum...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/september-update-the-fallacy-of-side-hustles-we-re-being-played</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b315c7412c629442f4149d</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Increasing Your Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passive Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:12:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_cc3109101c114278a1769804fad3065f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Update: Another Update to a Post More Relevant Than Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/august-update-another-update-to-a-post-more-relevant-than-ever</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648b4ac1651bb482fc2ab4ea</guid><category><![CDATA[Investments]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:30:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_06cf42361ad04e629b96ed5b28382506~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July Update: Is Cash the New Crypto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summertime means getting back out on the water! Well friends, here we are in the middle of 2023, which means it is summertime! Remember...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/july-update-is-cash-the-new-crypto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">647d39458058dfee4808cde8</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:34:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_31935639c9524be89b7931555cddf158~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[June Update: Where Did all the Money  Go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[(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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/june-update-where-did-all-the-money-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6452ea5358dfa2d13c36a728</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial Literacy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:15:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_11d68cf58f394a0d9f698bd6d7528939~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Update: An Adventure Back to the Mountain West!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/may-update-an-adventure-back-to-the-mountain-west</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6403dcc50e031c3ec40147b5</guid><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Negotiation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Increasing Your Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 16:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_0e83959e49044807a526c0881da75ed9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April Update: Are People Losing Interest in FIRE?]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/april-update-are-people-losing-interest-in-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63fbdf3da2b88d661126cfd8</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:05:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_b8fb8fd135924d9dafb4cdb1c3825071~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[March Update: March Money Madness and Job Changes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/march-update-march-money-madness-and-job-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f03cbb65128c43189ba30e</guid><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial Literacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:33:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_a3915f293cc54f1c897c04f72a314f25~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February Update: What Cycle Are We In Now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/february-update-what-cycle-are-we-in-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ba1ffad10ab87159dddf42</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial Literacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minimalism]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:55:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_b2f9be5168f54d048b1bf37e5a0b5fe7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[January Update: Happy New Year 2023!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/january-update-happy-new-year-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63aceac42006feed29209326</guid><category><![CDATA[Investments]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Increasing Your Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:47:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_29e6e343276f428fbd95db5929918068~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Whole New Look for Financial Fives in 2023!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/a-whole-new-look-for-financial-fives-in-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6392cdf4aa97ce1a35eee7bf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:54:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_a8a094c35e12454487fee2e3f1f4f9a6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Ways I missed out on HUGE Money the Last 10 Years, and How 2023 will be different. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/3-ways-i-missed-out-on-huge-money-the-last-10-years-and-how-2023-will-be-different</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638808c522742ce7cbf9c234</guid><category><![CDATA[Household]]></category><category><![CDATA[Increasing Your Income]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial Literacy]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:31:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_bde465b0e58b421fb8479aa84c98fb63~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Wrong with Discounts (Senior, Child, and More)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/everything-wrong-with-discounts-senior-child-and-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">637acd187ebff21f32f8237f</guid><category><![CDATA[Frugal Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bills]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_cb5f0deb73a246a8a0999e40ca2e0558~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding FI-Friendly Happiness During the Holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you celebrate the holidays? 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You'll hit your FIRE number in 10 Years. Then What?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doesn't that picture just bring you those summertime vacation vibes? Well, it shouldn't, because this picture was taken in October as the...]]></description><link>https://www.financialfives.com/post/congrats-you-ll-hit-your-fire-number-in-10-years-then-what</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636352cd65ffc0d2753e5839</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Passive Income]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:03:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e113ee_333e389b644743acbe755eebb29fb1c9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gary Grewal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $2,900 Phone Call. Why Emails Sometimes Doesn't Cut It ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coffee and Conversation Anyone? Pull up a chair! 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