Short on time and prefer to get inspiring FIRE content from Instagram instead of reading long-winded articles like this one? Then check out early retiree Purple, a fresh young voice in the FIRE community who frequently posts about her travel adventures, monthly expenses and net worth updates on her Instagram page and corresponding blog, A Purple Life.
After grinding it out in Manhattan’s cutthroat advertising industry for four years, Purple discovered FIRE and quickly planned to learn everything she could about investing so she could retire in ten years. She scaled back on expenses, worked super hard to land even higher paying jobs and invested as much as she could in low-cost index funds that tracked the Total US stock market (specifically VTSAX). Sound familiar? Well, what’s incredible about Purple is that she managed to hit her FIRE number in just five years, a record if I’ve ever seen one!
Purple retired in 2020 at the age of 30 with 500k USD and has been enjoying life on her terms ever since. After almost a decade spent climbing the corporate ladder, she now spends her time doing whatever she wants, which, let’s be honest, is the purpose of early retirement. Whether she is checking out the local Indian food scene in Edinburgh, reading a stack of romance novels in a cozy coffee shop in London or flying to her next sunny destination for the winter, she continues to share her unconventional Purple life with over 16k Instagram followers. I highly recommend checking out her Instagram for frequent updates and inspiration, and her blog where she breaks down the numbers behind retiring at 30 and preserving wealth in retirement.
Go Purple!
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