Category: Budget Check-In

Slow Travel Review: San José, Costa Rica – The Land Of Pura Vida

by A Purple Life, posted in Budget Check-In, Finance, Food, Reviews, Spending, Travel, Travel Reviews

So I mentioned in my monthly recaps while in Costa Rica all the reasons that I chose to move there for over 2 months, but one of those was because I was shocked at how affordable it was to get there.

I’ve worked out that my flights are usually $200 one-way anywhere in the US. I’m able to get those prices even for longer flights because I book early and I am able to plan my travels around when flight prices are lower. However, despite Costa Rica being way farther than any location in the US, it only cost me about $200 to get there.

Specifically I paid $201.78 on American Airlines to fly from Albany, NY to San José, Costa Rica and $232.34 to fly from San José to Austin, Texas on COPA Airlines to see the Solar Eclipse. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: San José, Costa Rica – The Land Of Pura Vida” →

The Month Of San José: March 2024 Recap

by A Purple Life, posted in Blogging, Budget Check-In, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Film, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Investing, Keto, Net Worth Update, Spending, Travel

And with that, 1/4 of 2024 is complete. Wow. And I only got used to saying “2024” instead of “2023” recently. Oh well 🙂 . Anyway, let’s see what I got up to in March!

Continue reading “The Month Of San José: March 2024 Recap” →

The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap

by A Purple Life, posted in Blogging, Budget Check-In, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Film, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Investing, Keto, Net Worth Update, Spending, Travel

December’s theme of “warmth” had two meanings 🙂 . First was the fact that I spent half of the month soaking up the sun in Puerto Vallarta, México where it was literally warm (75F), and the second was that I spent the rest of the month in Upstate NY with family that makes my heart warm…in an emotional way, not a concerning medical condition way 🙂 . Continue reading “The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap” →

How I Lived On $23,290 As A Global Nomad In 2023

by A Purple Life, posted in Budget Check-In, Finance, Spending

First let’s start with the elephant in the room. I went over budget this year. I know – sound the alarm and alert the media! Just kidding 🙂 . I spent $23,290.26 this year, which is 2.6% above my goal of $22,700. Continue reading “How I Lived On $23,290 As A Global Nomad In 2023” →

Lessons Learned After 2 Years Of Airbnb Nomad Life

by A Purple Life, posted in Budget Check-In, Finance, Spending, Travel, Travel Reviews

Somehow it’s been 2 years since my partner and I sold everything I owned and started living in Airbnbs. In that time we’ve lived in Airbnbs in these locations: Continue reading “Lessons Learned After 2 Years Of Airbnb Nomad Life” →

How I Lived On $16,930 As A Global Nomad In 2022

by A Purple Life, posted in Budget Check-In, Finance, Spending

Now this is a surprise. My goal for 2022 was to spend $21,200 based on my inflationary increase from last year and instead I unintentionally spent $16,929.93, 20% below target or 4/5 of what I planned on spending. Continue reading “How I Lived On $16,930 As A Global Nomad In 2022” →

The Month Of Argentina: November 2022 Recap

by A Purple Life, posted in Blogging, Budget Check-In, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Net Worth Update, Spending, Travel

As the title suggests, I spent this month in Argentina! It’s the farthest south I’ve ever been in the world. As a comparison, Buenos Aires has a similar longitude to Sydney, Australia as well as Auckland, New Zealand and Cape Town, South Africa. Continue reading “The Month Of Argentina: November 2022 Recap” →

Show Me The Money: All My Financial Info & Answering Y’all’s Questions

by A Purple Life, posted in Budget Check-In, Early Retirement, Finance, Investing, Net Worth Update, Spending

Perception is funny. I am (obviously) “me” so I know the answer to all the questions about my finances people ask me every week on Twitter or Instagram. I’ve also written about all of these topics on this very blog, but that’s over 7+ years of posts so they’re spaced out across almost decade. My bad 🙂 . Well, this is an effort to put all that knowledge in one place. Continue reading “Show Me The Money: All My Financial Info & Answering Y’all’s Questions” →