Category: Money Diaries

  • You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 This was the year we purchased a home, and naturally, we spent a lot. I remember feeling proud seeing that significant amount of money in our bank account—only to have it gone in a matter of days because we had to put it straight…

  • You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 I hate utang. Kaya ilang weeks na kong hindi mapakali na hindi ako nakapag-post nung nakaraang week. Marahil wala namang nakapansin, pero hindi ako matatahimik knowing na meron akong utang sa inyo. Sobrang busy lang kasi talaga nung mga nakaraang linggo. Speaking of mga…

  • You’re reading this because you’re a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 I’m sad to say that I’m a bubble tea addict. Kulang ang meal pag walang sugary drink. I can feel it in my bonez. Araw-araw, hinahanap-hanap ng puso at isip ko yung honey green tea ng Panda Tea o yung oreo chocolate slushy ng…

  • You’re reading this because you are a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 First, my best buy and bye-bye of the week. I am going to exclude all food items because I’m just going to list almost everything we ate. Best Buys I am no collector of anything. Some people are into shoes, bags, books, toys,…

  • You’re reading this because you are a paid subscriber. Thank you! 🤍 Doing our quarterly expenses is completely new to me. I usually just compare our expenses month to month and that’s it. But every month is different, so I think calculating the quarterly average would give a more useful snapshot of our spending. I’ll…

  • Bago ako pumunta sa theme ko this year, babalikan ko muna ng very quick yung late mid-year check ko for 2023. May isa pa kong goal na na-accomplish so from 77%, 85% na ang success rate ng 2023 game plan ko! Yayyy! Nakaka-excite tuloy mag-goal setting next year. Alam ko sabi ni James Clear na…

  • 1. Na-miss kong magsulat ditooo! Sobrang dami kong unfinished entries na nakatambak lang sa drafts. Bakit ba ko nawalan ng time magsulat dito.

  • A couple of months ago, I started paying for Etsy ads. What it does is when a potential customer search for something that’s similar to what I offer, my listing will get prioritization and will be placed on the top search. I alloted $1 per day for these Etsy ads hoping to drive more sales…

  • THEME: Sink into the Present I chose this kasi eto yung overarching theme ng mga paboritong non-fiction books na nabasa ko last year. Eto ang sagot sa overthinking, sa anxiety, sa pag-eenjoy, sa pag-create ng good relationships. When I’m truly present, I only focus sa kung anong nangyayari right in front of me, right at…