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    How a Lifestyle that Embodies Sustainability can Help You Retire Early
    Gary Grewal
    • Apr 7
    • 7 min

    How a Lifestyle that Embodies Sustainability can Help You Retire Early

    If you’ve been following the FIRE movement, most certainly you’ve come across the term ‘minimalism’ while reading about the lifestyles...
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    Skyrocketing Rent Prices and 3 Things You Can Do About It Right Now.
    Gary Grewal
    • Mar 24
    • 5 min

    Skyrocketing Rent Prices and 3 Things You Can Do About It Right Now.

    Remember after the Great Recession in the last decades, when the whole "boomerang child" and "emerging adulthood", for lack of a better...
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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

    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...
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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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    How This Millennial Saved $100,000 By Renting Out Spare Bedrooms
    Gary Grewal
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 8 min

    How This Millennial Saved $100,000 By Renting Out Spare Bedrooms

    Today we have a guest post from Max at MaxMyMoney.org about how he saved a hefty sum by renting out spare rooms in his house. House...
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    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 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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    FI and Politics: Can Financial Independence (FI) Pave the Way to Your Political Career?
    Gary Grewal
    • Aug 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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    A Fun Way to Earn Extra Money, Have a Blast, and get Free Food
    Gary Grewal
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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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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    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...
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    5 Things You Should Sell or Get Rid of to Bolster Your Finances
    Gary Grewal
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    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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    The Top 5 Ways I was able to Reach a Mid-Six Figure Net Worth
    Gary Grewal
    • May 31, 2021
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Why You Shouldn't Beat Yourself during this Housing Market
    Gary Grewal
    • May 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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    4 Easy Ways to Save Money on Shopping for Summer Clothes
    Gary Grewal
    • May 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    7 Top Ways to Save Money on Groceries
    Gary Grewal
    • May 11, 2021
    • 7 min

    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...
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    3 of My Biggest Money Mistakes and Why I Don’t Regret Them
    Gary Grewal
    • May 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    Two of My Favorite Websites to Learn about Personal Finance
    Gary Grewal
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Two of My Favorite Websites to Learn about Personal Finance

    It's Financial Literacy Month! See, not only does April bring flowers, baseball, and longer days, but it brings you one of the most...
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