Life can be a bit of a nightmare 🙂 . And it’s in those hard times that we (myself included) cling to comfort items. Personally , I wrapped myself in my softest and fluffiest blanket and drank tea out of my favorite mug. It was my version of a Louboutin shoe – you get a peak of red depending on what’s in the cup 😉 . Continue reading “How Being A Nomad Helps Reinforce What’s Actually Important”
Let’s get right to it: I’ve never wanted children. Interestingly, the decision not to have kids is one of the few things in life that you have to defend not doing. Now that my friends have moved past an abundance of weddings we’ve entered the “baby making” phase and I now get more questions about why I don’t want children than any other decision in my life (including retiring at 30…). Continue reading “No, I’m Never Having Kids.”
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!
Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 9: Should This Be The Last Weekly Update?”
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”
Hello and welcome to another installment of “Inside Purple’s Head.” Buckle up kiddos…
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”
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”
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”