December’s theme of “warmth” had two meanings ๐ . First was the fact that I spent half of the month soaking up the sun in Puerto Vallarta, Mรฉxico 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 ๐ . Continue reading “The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap”
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 ๐ . 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”
So let’s talk about something fun: the surprising amount of money I made in retirement this year. It’s surprising because outside of dividends, I expected this amount to be $0 after I quit my job in October 2020, but like a lot of things in life, I was wrong ๐ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “How I Made $4,359 While Retired In 2023”
Aaand somehow it’s fall ๐ . 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 ๐ . So let’s see what I got up to in the month of October!
Continue reading “The Month Of New Zealand: October 2023 Recap”
Time once again has no meaning ๐ . 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 ๐ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโs Changed And Whatโs Next?”
At this point, I’ve almost completed 3 years of retirement and I finally sold my first share! I wasn’t out of my cash cushion yet so selling wasn’t an urgent need, but I felt the anniversary of saying “I QUIT!” was a good time as any and I will keep that schedule going forward so don’t try to time the market since that never works. Continue reading “How I Sell Investments To Fund My Retirement: A Step-By-Step Guide”
Let me paint you a picture. It’s 2016, Young Purple is a year and change into her journey to financial independence – and subsequently a year into writing on this blog ๐ . I went to a bonfire on the beach in Seattle with some friends and had a lovely time. At some point during the night, my glasses were knocked off and lost to the bonfire gods. Continue reading “Review: Zenni Optical – Affordable Eyeglasses That I Love”
And with that, it’s August and summer is winding down. Time makes no sense ๐ . While I grapple with that, let’s see what I got up to during the month of July!