My adventures in medical tourism continue! After enjoying my experiences with a dentist in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Mérida, México I expanded my repertoire to another part of México: Puerto Vallarta! Continue reading “Medical Tourism: A $38 Dental Cleaning In Puerto Vallarta, México”
Author: A Purple Life
I Recorded What I Did Every Hour For 3 Years Of Retirement: Here’s What Retirees Do All Day!
Here we are again 🙂 . Two years ago I mentioned that I accidentally recorded everything I did in 1 hour increments for my whole first year of retirement. Originally this was because I was curious to see what I got up to with unlimited time, and later I found it so useful that I just kept doing it. Continue reading “I Recorded What I Did Every Hour For 3 Years Of Retirement: Here’s What Retirees Do All Day!”
Review: Singapore Air First Class Suites – A $4,280 Apartment In The Sky For $26
Finally we have arrived at my experience flying an apartment in the sky. It’s been a long time coming, but it finally happened and somehow lived up to the expectations I’ve built up over the last 5 years. So let’s see what my journey was like flying Singapore Air’s A380 First Class Suites! Continue reading “Review: Singapore Air First Class Suites – A $4,280 Apartment In The Sky For $26”
The Month Of New Zealand: October 2023 Recap
Aaand somehow it’s fall 🙂 . Who knew? Definitely not me since I spent the month in New Zealand where it was spring and baby lambs and calves were roaming. It was a wild time 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in the month of October!
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Review: Ethique Shampoo, Conditioner and Lotion Bars
Earlier this year I declared that my favorite nomad hack was my discovery of concentrated beauty bars, specifically conditioner bars, that work for my type of curly hair. I was looking for a solution to carrying around liquids since I board airplanes semi-often. Continue reading “Review: Ethique Shampoo, Conditioner and Lotion Bars”
Review: Singapore Air First Class (FRA to SIN) – A $15,000 Flight For $27 [Part 2]
Hello again 🙂 . Last time we walked through the first leg of my trip, a First Class experience from NYC to Frankfurt, Germany. You can read about that in detail here:
But in summary, I had a fantastic time in Singapore Air’s First Class and was excited to embark on an even longer flight: the 12.5 hours from Frankfurt to Singapore. So let’s see how it went! Continue reading “Review: Singapore Air First Class (FRA to SIN) – A $15,000 Flight For $27 [Part 2]”
Review: Singapore Air First Class (JFK to FRA) – A $15,000 Flight For $27 [Part 1]
Finally, we have arrived 🙂 . We started planning this Australia trip in 2018 – that’s when we started accumulating points and planning our route around Australia and New Zealand. Originally this trip was to take place in October 2020 to celebrate my retirement at 30. I think you can guess how well that plan went 🙂 . Continue reading “Review: Singapore Air First Class (JFK to FRA) – A $15,000 Flight For $27 [Part 1]”
3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, What’s Changed And What’s Next?
Time once again has no meaning 🙂 . Somehow, I have now been retired 3 years. HOW?! Time has been flying and life is going even better than forecast. So to commemorate the end of my third retired year and get pumped for the 4th, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement 🙂 . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, What’s Changed And What’s Next?”