Category: Net Worth Update

$5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 1 “Is This Adulting?”

by A Purple Life, posted in Budget Check-In, Finance, How Did I Get Here?, Investing, Jobs, Net Worth Update, Spending

When I was on my FIRE journey, I found it helpful to follow others to understand what to expect down the line. One blog series that helped me immensely was the “How We Got Here” series by Millennial Revolution. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve read it – because it’s a lot 🙂 . Seeing how their lives evolved and their net worth increased over the years, helped to inspire me and make me believe that where I was at the moment was not how my story would end. Continue reading “$5K to Retirement In 9 Years: Year 1 “Is This Adulting?”” →

The Month Of The Southwest USA: October 2021 Recap

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Film, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Musings, Net Worth Update, Spending, Travel

Ok, seriously – where did 2021 go? 2022 is 2 months away and I still feel like I’m mentally in 2020. Life is weird 🙂 . Luckily not all of October was a strange time loop though. We finally got to do something that’s been on my retirement bucket list: Travel around the Southwest to see pretty things! So let’s see what I got up to in October:

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1 Year Of Early Retirement: Spending, Accidental Income, What’s Changed And What’s Next?

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

Well, the fastest 12 months of my life are at an end. I usually do annual recap posts in December that outline my spending, income, net worth etc, but I thought it might be fun to see what just the early retirement portion looks like instead of each calendar year. Continue reading “1 Year Of Early Retirement: Spending, Accidental Income, What’s Changed And What’s Next?” →

The Month Of City Hopping: Early Retirement Month 12 (September 2021)

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Net Worth Update

With this post, it’s a wrap on a full year of early retirement that I’ve documented on this blog! It’s been a full year since I quit my marketing job and set out into the sunset. It’s been an absolutely wonderful time that I’m grateful I saved for posterity here. Continue reading “The Month Of City Hopping: Early Retirement Month 12 (September 2021)” →

The Month Of New Hampshire: Early Retirement Month 9 (June 2021)

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Net Worth Update, Travel

Before we get into the topic today, I have a quick aside. After I failed at my goal of not being afraid to ask for self-recognition for two years in a row, I’ve decided that the streak won’t continue. So for the first time, I will mention that nominations for the Plutus Awards are open and will be closing soon. Continue reading “The Month Of New Hampshire: Early Retirement Month 9 (June 2021)” →

The Month Of Atlanta: Early Retirement Month 7 (April 2021)

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

I mentioned in a recent post that I self-named April the month of optimism and I’ve maintained that thought through the end of the month. I am a pessimist at heart and 2020 challenged even my sense of what a hellscape could look like, but I’m currently feeling…hopeful 🙂 . Let’s see why:

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Is Retirement Everything I Dreamed? A 6 Month Check-In

by A Purple Life, posted in Annual Accomplishments, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Musings, Net Worth Update

The journey to financial independence is the opposite of a get rich quick scheme. It is indeed a get rich slow scheme, which is a lot less sexy I hear 🙂 . However, one of the benefits of the “slow and steady wins the race” perspective that aiming for FIRE provides, is that it gives ample time to think about what you want post-retirement life to look like. Continue reading “Is Retirement Everything I Dreamed? A 6 Month Check-In” →