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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...

Gary Grewal
Dec 16, 20214 min read


The Great Resignation Versus Overemployed: Should You Negotiate More Pay or Ride Two Horses at Once?
If you’re like me, you’ve grown tired of hearing the phrase “The Great Resignation” being tossed around as an excuse for everything from...

Gary Grewal
Dec 9, 20216 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Dec 2, 20216 min read


Book Reader Magazine Interview!
Ok, so maybe the image is a bit misleading and I didn't have scores of reporters elbowing their way to ask me questions as I slipped into...

Gary Grewal
Nov 18, 20211 min read


The High Cost of Going Green? Why The Illusion of Cheap Disposables isn’t that Great for Your Wallet
So the plastic waste documentary, The Story of Plastic, recently became widely shared, and for good reason. It couldn’t have been better...

Gary Grewal
Oct 21, 20214 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Sep 9, 20216 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Sep 2, 20216 min read


FI and Politics: Can Financial Independence (FI) Pave the Way to Your Political Career?
Ok, so maybe the last few elections have put a bad taste in your mouth about politics in America. Or maybe you’re tired of the constant...

Gary Grewal
Aug 5, 20214 min read


An Often-Omitted Topic in FI: Can You Lose It All if You Get Sued?
I hope I didn’t stir uneasiness in anyone with that post title. Has anyone else ever thought about this when they wake up? I mean you...

Gary Grewal
Jul 29, 20214 min read


A Fun Way to Earn Extra Money, Have a Blast, and get Free Food
Did that title catch your attention? Good! Surely, you’ve heard of a thing called “Brand Ambassador”, which Wikipedia defines as “a...

Gary Grewal
Jul 22, 20214 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Jul 15, 20214 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Jul 7, 20214 min read


5 Things You Should Sell or Get Rid of to Bolster Your Finances
Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a lecture about organizing or how clutter is making you lose money. I’m not going to tell you to sell...

Gary Grewal
Jun 17, 20215 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Jun 11, 20216 min read


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...

Gary Grewal
Jun 10, 20211 min read


The Top 5 Ways I was able to Reach a Mid-Six Figure Net Worth
Guest post alert! While my friend Chris over at Life Outside the Maze and I were bonding over road bike trails in Colorado and our bucket...

Gary Grewal
May 31, 20211 min read


Why You Shouldn't Beat Yourself during this Housing Market
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen reports or have first-hand experience with how robust this housing market...

Gary Grewal
May 26, 20214 min read


4 Easy Ways to Save Money on Shopping for Summer Clothes
I know what you're thinking, it's too early to talk about summer, it's only May! Well in many parts of the country, 80+ degrees is...

Gary Grewal
May 19, 20215 min read


7 Top Ways to Save Money on Groceries
This post originally appeared on Money Saved Is Money Earned and has been republished with permission. We all have to eat. We also all...

Gary Grewal
May 11, 20217 min read


3 of My Biggest Money Mistakes and Why I Don’t Regret Them
We’ve all heard the quotes on failure and how it’s only a failure if you don’t try, or it’s a lesson and not a failure, so don’t worry...

Gary Grewal
May 6, 20215 min read
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