Category: Early Retirement

My First (And Last) Corporate Exit Interview

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Jobs

Surprise! I’m going to interrupt our regularly scheduled Tuesday posts to give you this bonus ‘episode’ that details my first and last exit interview. And no, just because I’m retired, that does not mean I’m doubling up my posting schedule – we’re still sticking to every Tuesday. Don’t be greedy 😉 . But if at times I’m too excited to sit on something you may get an extra post here or there…no promises though 🙂 . I’m still all about that #SlugLife.

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What’s It Like Living In A Monthly Airbnb?

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Musings, Travel

We’ve lived in AirBnBs for 2 months now and I’m happy to declare that it is even more awesome than I expected. If you read my massive post about how it felt to get rid of all my stuff before we became nomads, you know that I like things to be exactly my way 😉 . Continue reading “What’s It Like Living In A Monthly Airbnb?” →

Why I Didn’t Tell My Company I’m Retiring

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Jobs, Musings

I had it all planned out. I would be at lunch with my boss. The sun would be shining, we would be laughing and after enjoying a lovely meal together, I would drop the bomb: Continue reading “Why I Didn’t Tell My Company I’m Retiring” →

1 Month To Retirement: AHHHHHHHH!!!

by A Purple Life, posted in Countdown To Retirement, Early Retirement, Jobs

…So I may be a little excited 🙂 This is starting to feel real, which it turns out is a good and a bad thing. I’ll get into why below, but overall here’s what I’ve been up to the last month:

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FIRE Is For Wimps

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Finance, Jobs, Musings, Travel

Yeah it’s a bit of a clickbait title, but I couldn’t help myself because: IT’S TRUE! Mainstream media likes to portray people who pursue FIRE as “EXTREME”! But I have a secret to tell you – one that if you read this blog you already know: FIRE people are huge wimps. Myself included! We are so far from extreme that I laugh when I see those headlines. Continue reading “FIRE Is For Wimps” →

How It Felt To Get Rid Of Everything I Own

by A Purple Life, posted in Countdown To Retirement, Early Retirement, Finance, Musings

It was uncomfortable, stressful and I hated it 🙂 . We’ve been settled into our new nomad life for a few weeks now and looking back, I can confirm that getting rid of all my stuff was one of the most uncomfortable things I’ve ever done, but I can also already tell it was worth it. Continue reading “How It Felt To Get Rid Of Everything I Own” →