Journey To Launch : Personal Finance, Early Retirement & Business

This week’s Journey to Launch podcast episode is one you don’t want to miss! I’m talking with Purple from A Purple Life about how she plans to retire at 30 and live off only $18,000 a year.  In 2015, Purple started her blog to track her journey to financial freedom and early retirement. Thanks to her efforts to decrease spending, increase her wages, and geo-arbitrage, she is on her way to retiring in 2020. In less than four years she went from a net worth of $5,000 to over $350,000. Check out the episode to hear how she is living on her budget without sacrificing the fun things she loves.  In this episode you will learn: How to budget your money and apps that can help  The importance of saving for retirement and securing your employer’s match Ways to save your first $100K What is geo-arbitrage and how it can jumpstart your path to FIRE How to demand a higher salary, and so much more Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Purple admits saving her first $100,000 was a big milestone. But onc