Category: Musings

The Year Of Fitness: 2024 Goals & Accomplishments

by A Purple Life, posted in Annual Accomplishments, Blogging, Film, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Musings, Relationships, Travel

Throughout the year, I like to jot down new things I’ve learned, read, watched and experienced to try and remember what each year entailed. I then summarize all of that in my annual goals and accomplishments posts.

The goal of these posts is not just to curate what I’ve been up to, but also to document how I’ve changed from one year to the next and how I’ve grown as a person. I also like to give each year a theme in retrospect. I’ve decided that 2024 has been The Year Of Fitness. Let’s jump into why 🙂 . Continue reading “The Year Of Fitness: 2024 Goals & Accomplishments” →

I Joined The Health Insurance Marketplace

by A Purple Life, posted in Finance, Musings, Spending, Taxes, Travel

It finally happened. Now that I’m pulling money from my investments, my ‘income’ according to the tax man surpassed the level where I need to choose a healthcare plan from the marketplace instead of defaulting to Washington State Medicaid that I basically never used. Continue reading “I Joined The Health Insurance Marketplace” →

The Month Of Iceland: September 2024 Recap

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

This year is barreling by at the speed of light 🙂 . It’s already October and we have only 1/4 of 2024 left. So let’s make the most of it and see what I was up to in September!

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The Year Of Reading: 2023 Goals & Accomplishments

by A Purple Life, posted in Annual Accomplishments, Blogging, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Film, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Musings, Reviews, Travel

Guess what 🙂 ? This is the 500th post on this blog!!! That number is completely wild to me, but I guess that’s what happens when I do something for almost a decade. Ridiculous. Anyway, thank you for being here 🙂 . Now let’s get back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Throughout the year, I like to write down new things I’ve learned, read, watched and experienced to try and remember what each year entailed and how they differ. I then summarize all of that in my annual goals and accomplishments posts. The goal of these posts is not just to curate what I’ve been up to, but also to document how I have changed from one year to the next and how I’ve grown as a person. Continue reading “The Year Of Reading: 2023 Goals & Accomplishments” →

The Month Of Troy, NY: August 2023 Recap

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

Somehow we’re less than a month from the fall solstice and I’m not ready 🙂 . Luckily at that time, I’ll be flipping the seasons upside down by flying to the Southern Hemisphere 😉 . But for now, let’s see what I got up to during the month of August!

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How Retirement Is Like College (And Why I Love Both)

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Musings

First, some background 🙂 . Until retirement, my freshman year of college was the best year of my life. The years after leaving college and before I retired didn’t really come close and I was curious to investigate why. Now in retirement I’m the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been. So let’s see why that might be and what retirement and college have in common. Continue reading “How Retirement Is Like College (And Why I Love Both)” →

The Psychology Of Giving: How I Tricked Myself Into Donating More

by A Purple Life, posted in Finance, Musings, Spending

I have something special for y’all today! You seemed to enjoy the times my partner dropped by to give his perspective like in this Q&A post and this one about traveling coffee so today he’s here to talk about giving. Take it away my dude!

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The Year Of Spanish: 2022 Goals & Accomplishments

by A Purple Life, posted in Annual Accomplishments, Blogging, Early Retirement, Film, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Musings, Relationships, Reviews, Travel

Throughout the year, I like to jot down new things I’ve learned, read, watched and experienced to try and remember what each year entailed. I then summarize all of that in my annual goals and accomplishments posts. The goal of these posts is not just to curate what I’ve been up to, but also to document how I have changed from one year to the next and how I’ve grown as a person. Continue reading “The Year Of Spanish: 2022 Goals & Accomplishments” →