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I retired at 30 with $540,000 in the bank and 'I don't have any regrets'ā€”3 moves that helped me get there cnbc.com/2024/12/03/millenniā€¦

I retired at 30 with $540,000 in the bank and 'I don't have any regrets'ā€”3 moves that helped me get...

After feeling disappointed by her dream job, one millennial decided to retire early. She's happy with her choice: "I'm very good at doing nothing and relaxing."

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Review: Greyhound - MontrĆ©al, Canada to Boston, MA apurplelife.com/2024/09/10/gā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: Greyhound ā€“ MontrĆ©al, Canada to Boston, MA

As you may know, I had a less than stellar experience riding a ā€˜Greyhoundā€™ bus to Canada last month that turned out to be an uncomfortable FlixBus and was also 1.5 hours late. It was a ā€¦

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Review: 33 Hours In Singapore Air Business Class - $7,734 of Flights for $75 [Part 1] apurplelife.com/2024/08/20/rā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: 33 Hours In Singapore Air Business Class ā€“ $7,734 of Flights for $75 [Part 1]

A series of unfortunate events happened to my Mom and my Singapore Air flights to and from Australia/New Zealand in the fall of 2023. As I mentioned in previous posts, we had planned to enjoy 24+ hā€¦

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LITERALLY WHAT FUCKING REASON DOES THIS HAVE TO BE SO POWERFUL
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canā€™t sleep thinking about happy feet 2 under pressure cover
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I say this too much but nobody appreciates how easily boats on this type of ride can sink or capsize if they tap each other wrong and how dangerous it is for people to end up in the water tiktok.com/t/ZPREMAHDq/
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"I know we hired you remote somehow... But that was then, and this is now." New song: the RTO (Return-To-Office) Tango
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Taking a deep breath and going outside to touch grass instead of posting a long thread explaining how Texas ceded this thin strip in 1845 because it was above the 36th parallel, and Texas was like ā€œif we canā€™t slave on it, we donā€™t want itā€
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texas isnā€™t as tall as it should be. because of oke
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The Month Of Arizona: May 2024 Recap apurplelife.com/2024/06/04/mā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

The Month Of Arizona: May 2024 Recap

Iā€™m going to need time to slow down a little because this is getting ridiculous :) . Iā€™m still not used to writing ā€œ2024ā€ and weā€™re almost halfway through, so either mā€¦

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BREAKING: Donald Trump becomes the first actor from Home Alone 2 to be convicted of 34 felonies stemming from hush money payments to a porn star
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Review: Qantas International Business Class apurplelife.com/2024/05/28/qā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: Qantas International Business Class

This is a bit of a saga :) . During my Mom and my trip Down Under, we decided to give a new-to-us airline a chance: LATAM. But as you can see from the title, this isnā€™t a review of that airliā€¦

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Visualizing Mismanaged Plastic Waste by Country šŸš® From the archive: visualcapitalist.com/visualiā€¦
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The Month Of The Solar Eclipse: April 2024 Recap apurplelife.com/2024/05/07/aā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog
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Review: Air New Zealand apurplelife.com/2024/04/30/aā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: Air New Zealand

Iā€™m always curious about airlines Iā€™ve never flown before. And in my typical neurotic fashion, I always search around to find reviews of new airlines before I fly them. So in the intereā€¦

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Review: Glowworm Waitomo & Ruakuri Cave Tour From Auckland, New Zealand apurplelife.com/2024/04/23/gā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: Glowworm Waitomo & Ruakuri Cave Tour From Auckland, New Zealand

So I had heard that a must see when visiting New Zealand were the glowworms at Waitomo. Itā€™s about a two and a half hour drive from Auckland and way back in 2018 when my Mom and I were originā€¦

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My Partner Reached FI!!! A Q&A apurplelife.com/2024/04/16/pā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

My Partner Reached FI!!! A Q&A

When I announced that my partner hit his FI number on Instagram, someone commented (and I quote in its entirety): ā€œBlog Post.ā€ So here is ā€œBlog Post.ā€ I unsurprisingly vetoed using that as the actuā€¦

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Lessons Learned After 3 Years Of Airbnb Nomad Life apurplelife.com/2024/04/09/3ā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Lessons Learned After 3 Years Of Airbnb Nomad Life

Itā€™s been 3 years since I sold everything I owned and started living in Airbnbs. Every year, my thoughts, revelations and strategies for being a full-time nomad seem to change, so I like to rā€¦

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Review: Milford Sound Flight And Cruise Experience From Queenstown, New Zealand apurplelife.com/2024/03/26/rā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: Milford Sound Flight And Cruise Experience From Queenstown, New Zealand

Iā€™ve been racking my brain and I canā€™t for the life of me remember how Queenstown or Milford Sound originally made their way onto our New Zealand itinerary. I guess that just shows how ā€¦

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Review: Down Under Cruise And Dive - A Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Adventure apurplelife.com/2024/03/12/rā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

Review: Down Under Cruise And Dive ā€“ A Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling Adventure

So my Mom and I were originally going to do a retirement victory lap around the world to celebrate my retirement in 2020. Obviously that didnā€™t happen :) . But the main point of that trip wasā€¦

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The Month Of Family: January 2024 Recap apurplelife.com/2024/02/06/jā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

The Month Of Family: January 2024 Recap

Welcome to another monthly recap of what Iā€™ve been up to during my 4th year of early retirement :) . Iā€™m currently writing this while sitting in the sun in our Costa Rica Airbnb staringā€¦

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How I Read 250 Books For $8 In 2023 apurplelife.com/2024/01/30/hā€¦ via @APurpleLifeBlog

How I Read 250 Books For $8 In 2023

After reading 52 non-fiction books in 2021 and 100 total books in 2022, I decided to read less in 2023 and focus on video games. And I failed :) . Instead of reading less, I accidentally read 250 bā€¦

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