Show notes
We discuss a range of topics with A Purple Life:
- She was raised by a single mom, and money was tight, so she learned to be frugal by necessity.
- When she went to college, she swung in the opposite direction, moved to NYC, and lived an expensive lifestyle.
- She talks through how her approach to being more or less frugal has adjusted at various times throughout her life, and most recently, how it’s been since she retired.
- She is a 3rd generation, early retiree. Her mom retired when she was 55, and what she learned from that.
- Why she moved from NYC to Seattle to geoarbitrage her cost of living.
- How she has lived a very intentional lifestyle.
- What her annual cost of living is and how she keeps her cost of living incredibly low.
- How she and her long-term partner manage their finances.
- What it’s like to be fun-employed.
- What it was like emotionally when she finally took the plunge, quit her job, and retired.
- Retiring during a global pandemic and how she had to adjust her travel plans as a result.
- Her learnings and observations since she retired: being present, birdwatching, napping, and curiosity.
- The joy of not setting goals anymore.
- Her travels and learning about all the new places they are visiting.
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