As part of our 2025 New Year, New Financial Era Challenge, we posted 7 days of small actions you can take to save money and participate in financial activism.<\/p>\n
With the increase in the frequency and severity of climate crises, it\u2019s never been more important to vote with your dollar and make sure your spending aligns with your values, especially when it comes to giving money to companies who are actively harming the environment.<\/p>\n
Money is one of the greatest tools we have to make our voices heard in this country, so even if these 7 steps don\u2019t feel like they make a difference, every person who makes these small changes will help influence the culture at large.<\/p>\n
Financial Revolution Checklist<\/h2>\n
Day 1: Go on an unsubscribe-spree!<\/strong><\/p>\n Unsubscribe from every single shopping email list (there are apps that can help you do this!) and take your cards off of IG, TikTok Shop, PayPal, Link, etc. so you aren\u2019t tempted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Day 2:<\/strong> Watch Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy<\/em><\/strong> on Netflix.<\/p>\n Day 3<\/strong>: Review and calculate your expenses from the past 6 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n Day 4: Make a \u201cNo Buy List.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Identify the things you spent too much money on over the past 6 months that you didn\u2019t need and put them on a \u201cno buy list.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bonus<\/strong>: redirect a portion of that amount to your emergency savings with a monthly automatic transfer!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Click here to watch our Financial Revolution Day 4 video<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Day 5: Make a Financial Resilience List<\/strong><\/p>\n Day 6: Prioritize building emergency savings in a high-yield savings account.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you are trying to pay down debt, but you don\u2019t yet have enough emergency savings to cover you for 3-6 months (or longer), make your savings a priority.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Subtract your fixed and variable expenses (Day 3) from your monthly income to figure out how much you have left each month \u2192 Automatically transfer 70% to emergency fund and 30% to high-interest debt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bonus<\/strong>: Open a high yield savings account if you don\u2019t already have one. Click here for a list of FinGym-Approved HYSA\u2019s<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Click here to watch our Financial Revolution Day 6 video<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Day 7: Plan your monthly or quarterly \u201cfun money\u201d treat.<\/strong><\/p>\n Give yourself a fun purchase either every month or every quarter. Make it a goal to spend time thinking about the purchase prior to buying so you know it\u2019s something you really want and is aligned with your values.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Click here to watch our Financial Revolution Day 7 video<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n If you participate in the 7 Days of Financial Revolution, post about it on Instagram and tag us @TheFinancialGym<\/a>! We love to see the changes you all are making financially, plus it\u2019s a great way to influence your friends and family to make a positive impact as well!<\/p>\n It\u2019s not too late to sign up for our 2025 New Year, New Financial Era Challenge and catch up on all the free workshops you\u2019ll need to feel financially confident this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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You can find the full Financial Revolution Checklist<\/span><\/a> here. Click on the checklist to download a PDF version to your phone for later!<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nReady to make 2025 the year you take your financial goals seriously and<\/em><\/strong> make an impact with your wallet?<\/h3>\n
If free workshops and challenges aren\u2019t your thing and you\u2019re craving 1:1 support with hitting your financial goals\u2026<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n