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    The 3 Biggest Chunks of Your Budget, and how Sustainability can Save you Money on all of Them
    Gary Grewal
    • Mar 17
    • 5 min

    The 3 Biggest Chunks of Your Budget, and how Sustainability can Save you Money on all of Them

    Surely we’ve all heard of the advice of the experts in money telling us to stop buying avocado toast and oat milk lattes. But the ones...
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    FIRE CrossRoads Interview @ Physician on Fire (PoF)
    Gary Grewal
    • Mar 10
    • 1 min

    FIRE CrossRoads Interview @ Physician on Fire (PoF)

    You guys might be rolling your eyes and thinking, "Oh boy, another interview bragging about your background!" ...and you'd be right....
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    Finding FI Interview with Financially Alert
    Gary Grewal
    • Feb 17
    • 1 min

    Finding FI Interview with Financially Alert

    You guys, Michael over at Financially Alert has a very special place in the history of Financial Fives, and in my personal circle of...
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    Is Your Social Life Affecting Your Savings (or Lack thereof)?
    Gary Grewal
    • Feb 10
    • 5 min

    Is Your Social Life Affecting Your Savings (or Lack thereof)?

    If you’re in my generation, who grew up watching MTV’s Laguna Beach and The Hills, you know that was our version of Keeping up with The...
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    What Being Minimalistic Means and Why it Should be Your Theme for 2022
    Gary Grewal
    • Jan 20
    • 6 min

    What Being Minimalistic Means and Why it Should be Your Theme for 2022

    Why are we still talking about new year’s resolutions? If the last few years have taught us anything, it should be that you can’t control...
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    Podcast Announcement! My First Time Being a Podcast Guest
    Gary Grewal
    • Jan 13
    • 1 min

    Podcast Announcement! My First Time Being a Podcast Guest

    Well guys, if there was ever a good time to try something new, why not the start of the year?I first reached out to Melanie after reading...
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    How Much Is Too Much? How to Decide What and How Much to Gift
    Gary Grewal
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Much Is Too Much? How to Decide What and How Much to Gift

    You might be thinking, “Oh great, another blogger telling me to spend less for the holidays coming up. How original!” And, you’d be...
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    The Future of Remote Work: How to Choose Your Next Host City
    Gary Grewal
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Future of Remote Work: How to Choose Your Next Host City

    When I first came across David's Fiology workbook, I thought it would be a Financial Independence book geared for analytical biology...
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    How to Resist the Urge to Splurge: Tis the Season for Overpriced Decorations
    Gary Grewal
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    How to Resist the Urge to Splurge: Tis the Season for Overpriced Decorations

    So that now fall is well under way (except if you’re in parts of CA or AZ where it’s still 85 degrees, and you’re sweating through your...
    35 views0 comments
    5 Ways to Save Money During the Fall
    Gary Grewal
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    5 Ways to Save Money During the Fall

    Fall is here! Sorry PSL fans, Pumpkin Spice isn't the best thing to look forward to in Fall IMO. This is my favorite season because the...
    31 views0 comments
    Why the Toyota Prius is the BEST Car for Nomad Life
    Gary Grewal
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why the Toyota Prius is the BEST Car for Nomad Life

    So my original plan was to make a video about this so I can actually SHOW you why I feel so strongly about my Prius. Mind you, it’s not...
    146 views0 comments
    5 Ways Being an REI Member Can Cut Costs AND Your Carbon Footprint,
    Gary Grewal
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    5 Ways Being an REI Member Can Cut Costs AND Your Carbon Footprint,

    “Are you an REI member?” is the newest question to determine your elite status among the upper crust of millennials. (Kidding, Patagonia...
    84 views0 comments
    Interview with Jesse at Best Interest Blog!
    Gary Grewal
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 6 min

    Interview with Jesse at Best Interest Blog!

    Jesse Cramer, the Brains behind the Best Interest blog, invited me over for an interview to chat about Financial Fives, throwing it back...
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    5 Ways Social Media Is Terrible for Your Journey to FI
    Gary Grewal
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 6 min

    5 Ways Social Media Is Terrible for Your Journey to FI

    This week's post is a guest post I did for the hilarious and smart Andrew over at Funny Man Finance. Some of you may know him as the...
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    5 Ways Your Diet Can Help Both the Planet and Your Pocket
    Gary Grewal
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 5 min

    5 Ways Your Diet Can Help Both the Planet and Your Pocket

    If you would have asked me in college if I would be interested in going vegan, I would have given you a skeptical look and scoff, at...
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    Can Financial Independence Actually Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
    Gary Grewal
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Can Financial Independence Actually Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?

    For those of you who’ve read my book (and if you haven’t, picture me finger-wagging you right now, go read it!) you’ll know that I am BIG...
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    Why I Don't Support the RE Part of the FIRE Movement
    Gary Grewal
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Why I Don't Support the RE Part of the FIRE Movement

    Most everyone knows what FIRE stands for, but just in case you’ve recently gotten into this arena, it stands for Financial Independence...
    52 views0 comments
    7 Money Wasters With Simple Fixes
    Gary Grewal
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    7 Money Wasters With Simple Fixes

    Ok folks, here it is. Your regular reminder that you should pack your lunch every day. Kidding! While there are some obvious tips in this...
    53 views0 comments
    Zero-Waste Side Hustle: Renting Out Moving Boxes
    Gary Grewal
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 6 min

    Zero-Waste Side Hustle: Renting Out Moving Boxes

    This post originally appeared on Budgets are $exy and has been republished with permission. Today’s guest post is from Gary at Financial...
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    FF Has Made it onto GoBankingRates!
    Gary Grewal
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    FF Has Made it onto GoBankingRates!

    Guys, sometimes in life we just need to pause and celebrate. I started this blog after publishing Financial Fives in October 2020, and...
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