manage your money well week.
November 28th, 2009 by ycaj.
i feel sick.
i managed to do something productive today. i went to my dentist. well, i did go to her clinic last week but i needed another check-up. unlike my daunting stay last week, today was such a breeze. i was the first patient and my appointment with her didn’t really take that long. after going to her clinic, i went to festival mall hoping that i could either watch ninja assasin or just have coffee (or do both. hehe!). i first went to the cinema. there was one for ninja assasin but the movie won’t be for another hour and a half so i decided to hit starbucks. BUT starbucks (being its usual self on a saturday) was packed with people. so i just walked… and walked… and walked some more. hey! that’s exercise! haha!
anyway, i’ll be at church tomorrow. maybe i could drop by the mall again. hopefully, be able to have a lovely breakfast and watch a movie. can’t wait.
i feel like each day has been a drag lately. i don’t know. i haven’t been out lately.. or maybe not like before. i usually just have coffee with my officemates after work. i love those moments. i have this thing for coffee and enjoying it with other people. argh! i miss jen. and i miss lucy. and i miss reigna. have not seen her lately. and blessa… hmmm come out come out wherever you are… haha!
i can’t remember when it happened. there was this afternoon when we were called for a meeting. and i mean.. all of us. MANAGE YOUR MONEY WELL. that’s probably the most i got from the meeting. and it made me think.. if i wasn’t where i am now, where would i be? argh… silly question. i mean.. if i will no longer work for the company i’m working for right now, where would i go? maybe, i’d find work at some other low-paying hospital. maybe, i’d stay home (mmm.. i don’t really think so but MAYBE just maybe..) maybe, i’d decide to go back to school. maybe, i’d fly off to some other country. i really really don’t know.
i’ve been working on my finances for the past years that i’ve been working. and i’ve always tried my best to be a good steward of the money God’s been blessing me with. and i have to say, it has not been easy. when you think about it, it’s easy to plan and to say that i should save this portion of my money. and this portion goes to church and this portion is what i’m left with to spend. it’s so easy to say that. doing it… that’s a different ball game. buy this. buy that. ads are everywhere. it’s so hard to stick to a financial plan especially when you are used to a certain lifestyle. for some, it’s shopping for clothes. for some, it’s spending money for a hobby. for some, like me, it’s dining out and watching movies. some might say, “ok lang yan. you have to treat yourself sometimes.” sometimes meaning? every week? or with every urge you get?
well.. that’s one of the goals i want for next year. i remember some time on july (2009.. by the way.. i’m kidding. i don’t remember stuff especially dates. i had to look that up in my journal. haha!).. well… last july, i made a plan on how much i have to save every pay day. ten percent will go to church and the rest will be for my expenses. i’m planning on doing the same thing again next year. only this time, it won’t be a dry run anymore. and there would be some adjustments. inclusions of an emergency fund and a fund that i could spend over a whim. i’m also planning to include a separate fund that i could use to pay my tax adjustment. this year, i paid over six thousand pesos FOR TAXES. where the hell did my money go? tapos mag-iiba na pala ko ng work by next year. haha! now that’s funny. but what the heck right? it’s just a plan. and plans can always change for the better.
i figured ima make the most of what i have. make do with what you have? is that right? someone said that to me. actually, a couple of people did. so there.
hmmm.. new year’s resolution post ba to? i was just trying to say things from last week. but no… i’d do my list on december. pag malapit na matapos ang taon. dec 31 perhaps? hehehe!
i want to watch 100 again. that movie that starred mylene dizon, eugene domingo and tessie tomas. i love that movie! haayy… maybe later.
i feel so sluggish. i don’t even know why! i really really feel sick. baka yun yon… hayyy kung kelan naman long weekend saka pa ko magkakasakit. i hate it! hahahaha!
that’s it. that’s it for this week. hmm, work is okay this week, i guess. a little sluggish. just that. hayy… di ko pa napapasyal si gammy sa baywalk. i was supposed to do that last week pero hindi ko sya nadadala sa manila hehehe! gammy by the way is my cam. i just had to name it. i was actually torn about giving it the name markus. since i really love that name. the cat.. well my cat whose name was markus had already died. should i pass the name to my cam? i really want to. then i figured, might as well think of another name.
ayoko na nga. tama na. maybe next week. hayy… i should take gammy out. and i should take photography seriously. tsktsk!
i’m hungry!!!! somebody please feed me! he he he! i’m out. next week ulit. ![]()