The Month Of Australia: September 2023 Recap

Once again, I don’t know how another month has passed. Since my last update, I’ve been jet-setting around the world and providing more frequent updates on my Instagram page. However, I’m also behind on that at this point 🙂 . So let’s see what I’ve been up to!

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How I Sell Investments To Fund My Retirement: A Step-By-Step Guide

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”

Slow Travel Review: Troy, NY – The Land Of Small City Charm

To be honest, I never gave much thought to Troy, New York. It was a small city outside of Albany that I often passed through on a highway on the way to a bigger destination. I never got out of the car and to be honest, kind of dismissed it as a place on my journey instead of a destination. Well, I’ve never been happier to be wrong 🙂 . Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Troy, NY – The Land Of Small City Charm”

Review: Zenni Optical – Affordable Eyeglasses That I Love

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 🙂 . 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”

The Month Of Troy, NY: August 2023 Recap

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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Amazon Lockers and Hub Locker+ Review: A Helpful Nomad Delivery Option?

I stumbled across something interesting in my new nomad location of Troy, NY that I wanted to share it with you: Amazon Hub Locker+. I ordered a few items and had them delivered to the closest Amazon Locker. I then walked there only to discover that it wasn’t a locker within a store like I’m used to, but an entire storefront with “Amazon Hub” in bold letters above it.

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My Favorite Nomad Hack Of 2023: A Conditioner Bar

So I’m 3 years into my retirement and my nomad journey and I’m still constantly trying to improve things – I wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t 🙂 . Living out of a 40L backpack is a constant learning process as I decide what I love and what I don’t even use that needs to be left behind.

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Slow Travel Review: Montréal, Canada – The Land Of Poutine, Bagels & Acrobatics

From the moment we touched down in Montréal, I was in love. Why, you ask? It only took 20 minutes from the moment I set foot in the airport to when I stepped onto the curb to be picked up – and most of that was walking, not waiting. That definitely puts Montréal in the top 3 for the efficient international air travel arrival that I’ve experienced.

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