A Purple Life

Finance - Travel - Food

Stats

Twitter Followers

4,546

A Purple Life recent blog posts

How To Blog Anonymously

I recently received a reader email asking about how I blog anonymously. I sent her a (probably) way too long response and realized these tips might be able to help …

How To Celebrate Love Without Breaking The Bank

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 …

7 Months To Retirement: There’s So Much To Do!

This is a continuation of my monthly series that records what’s happening in my final stretch to early retirement. If you’re interested in previous posts, they’re here. Somehow another month …

I Qualify For Social Security! (But I’m Not Depending On It)

It’s happened y’all! I’ve worked long enough to earn 40 social security credits and have now been inducted into the club of Americans who will receive some of the money …

Microaggressions And Giving Up On My Favorite Company

About a year ago, a potential new hire reached out to me. I’m a black woman, the only African American at our company at the time, and the new hire …

Lessons Learned After Half A Decade On The FIRE Journey

Five years ago, I was sharing a studio apartment with my partner. It had 200 usable square feet (the rest was a hallway) and faced an office building and the …