Category: Relationships

Early Retirement Week 9: Should This Be The Last Weekly Update?

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Relationships

Hey y’all! This is Weekly Update 9/12 based on the schedule I gave out a few months ago so I wanted to check in and see if you’re still enjoying these. My Week 8 update last week was the first post since I took this blog public that didn’t receive any comments the day I posted it (and I live for comments 😉 ) so let me know if you’re tired of these updates or this format or what and we can switch it up. If these have gone on too long this can be the last weekly update – I don’t want to bore y’all 🙂 . In the meantime, let’s get into it!

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Early Retirement Month 1: Ask Me Anything

by A Purple Life, posted in Blogging, Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Investing, Musings, Net Worth Update, Relationships, Spending, Travel

I love answering y’alls burning questions so I put out the call on Twitter and Instagram to see what inquiries you had for me to answer while celebrating my first month of retirement! Continue reading “Early Retirement Month 1: Ask Me Anything” →

Early Retirement Week 3: The Whiplash

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Investing, Jobs, Keto, Musings, Relationships, Spending

Hello and welcome to another installment of “Inside Purple’s Head.” Buckle up kiddos…

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Early Retirement Week 2: The Vacation

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Finance, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Musings, Relationships, Spending, Travel

Welcome to another installment of exploring what’s inside my head during the first few weeks of retirement! You’ve been warned 😉 … Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 2: The Vacation” →

Early Retirement Week 1: The Freak Out

by A Purple Life, posted in Early Retirement, Early Retirement Updates, Fitness, Food, Hobbies, Keto, Musings, Relationships

Here is a sampling of the thoughts that have been swirling around my head the past week: Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 1: The Freak Out” →

P.S. I’m Bi

by A Purple Life, posted in Musings, Relationships

I recently saw a thread on Twitter where someone asked for queer personal finance blog recommendations and I was surprised to see that some of my close IRL friends commented that they were bi. These are people I’ve talked to about everything and I was surprised to realize that in all those conversations we had never discussed our sexuality. I excitedly replied “Me too!” and after pressing send, I had a strange feeling. Continue reading “P.S. I’m Bi” →

What Happened When I Shared My Salary With My Coworkers?

by A Purple Life, posted in Finance, Jobs, Musings, Relationships

I was chased out of the village by a crowd of pitchfork and torch wielding maniacs and then I exploded!!!….Obviously I’m just kidding. Absolutely nothing bad happened. No one shunned me or treated me differently or asked me for money. So, let’s get into what DID happen. Continue reading “What Happened When I Shared My Salary With My Coworkers?” →

How To Celebrate Love Without Breaking The Bank

by A Purple Life, posted in Relationships, Spending

My partner and I recently celebrated 11 years of being together. Last week also included the suspicious holiday of Valentine’s Day (I’m suspicious of holidays that corporations use as a means to promote spending money and buying crap, but I digress). Because of these two events, this seemed like a good time to reflect on how my partner and I are able to celebrate our love without throwing our wallets out the window. Continue reading “How To Celebrate Love Without Breaking The Bank” →