Category: Finance

The Month Of Birds: Early Retirement Month 5 (February 2021)

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

Another month of early retirement down and another intro where I express disbelief that time is flying so fast 🙂 . 2021 also seems to be going by faster than 2020, but maybe that’s because I’m used to pandemic quarantine life now…or maybe I’m just inviting the gods to prove me wrong in March – Please no 🙂 ! Anyway, fingers crossed this March is lightyears better than the last one. In the meantime, let’s get into what I got up to last month.

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From Frugal To Fuck It: The Evolution Of My Thoughts On Spending Money

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

I always assumed that my thoughts on spending money would remain stagnant, like my thoughts on marriage or having kids. However, it turns out that my view of spending has evolved almost as much as my thoughts on time. Continue reading “From Frugal To Fuck It: The Evolution Of My Thoughts On Spending Money” →

How I Negotiated A 25% Salary Increase Over Email

by A Purple Life, posted in Finance, Jobs

I’ve come to a horrifying and fascinating realization: the less you care, the more you get. And this new truth makes me SO mad 🙂 because I care too much. I always have. I’ve always gone above and beyond on school projects…even when I attended a Montessori middle school that didn’t give grades. Continue reading “How I Negotiated A 25% Salary Increase Over Email” →

The Month Of Rest: Early Retirement Month 4 (January 2021)

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

Welcome to a new year! After tweeting about a lot of random thoughts and wildlife encounters, someone on Twitter called my life “excitedly mundane” and I think that is a compliment 🙂 . So let’s see what kind of ridiculousness I got up to during the first month of 2021. Continue reading “The Month Of Rest: Early Retirement Month 4 (January 2021)” →

How I Lived On $15,886 In 2020

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

What a year! It definitely wasn’t what I expected, but if I’m grasping for a silver lining: the amount I spent would be one of them. I barely left my house for most of the year, which obviously kept costs down 😉 . However, instead of clawing at the walls, I learned new ways to have fun and be social without stepping out of my front door (which I admit I enjoyed probably more than I should have…#HardcoreIntrovert) Continue reading “How I Lived On $15,886 In 2020” →

Early Retirement Week 10: The Game

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

Y’all have spoken! Last week, I checked in to make sure these weekly updates are still something you’re interested in and got a resounding yes, so the weekly updates will continue for another 2 weeks after this one. This is weekly update 10/12 before I switch to monthly updates!

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