Monday, September 03, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
7 Sideline Ideas for Working Moms
Monday, August 20, 2012A Working Mom. Photo from Linkage.com That's what I have been since 2004. Recalling the 8 years that had gone by, leaving th...
A Working Mom.
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| Photo from Linkage.com |
That's what I have been since 2004.
Recalling the 8 years that had gone by, leaving the house again for the
first time (after a year and a half of corporate career hiatus to focus on
taking care of my first child) is still fresh to me. It was with a heavy
heart that I left my son to the care of a yaya and be away from him the whole
day. I remember having to reacquaint myself with commuting during rush
hours, with the heavy traffic in a cold business district, with the irritating
sound of bus horns and scent of pollution, with riding the elevators and with
wearing smart-casual office attire. Not to mention, being a freshman
again in the corporate world meant to make a good impression and try to get along
with unfamiliar co-workers. It was a painful decision to work, but I had to.
Now, things
are so much in place, a lot happier in state and with an additional little boy in the family,
I am thankful that I endured the pain of being separated from my son during the
first year. That decision has made me an independent, self-sufficient and an empowered woman.
Because I embraced my working-mom-status, I didn’t just limit
myself to an 8-5pm job. I searched for
means to earn more, on the side, to provide for the growing needs of my family. I’ve dabbled into a number of “rakets,” and
as I write this, I still continue doing so.
Here are some ideas of a doable, none-work-intruding, and modestly
profitable sidelines for working moms:
Sunday, August 05, 2012
7 Money Management Strategies
Sunday, August 05, 2012When I was single and not yet a mother, my week nights were busy attending events or probably rendering overtime at work. It also involve...
When I was single and not yet a mother, my week nights were busy attending events or probably rendering overtime at work. It also involved weekly trip to spas or nail salons, meeting friends for dinner or for spontaneous out-of-town trips, say Tagaytay. I didn't mind coming home in the wee hours of the morning. Life then was all about ME, myself and I. I had the time of my life, as if there's no more tomorrow.
Now that I am in my 30s, a wife and a mother of two handsome boys, I look at life in a different perspective. Wait a minute, let's make that a 180 degree change in outlook. Self-centered changed to Self-sacrificing. Come-what-may style before, now Focused. Carefree turned to Cautious. Major expense on the latest gadgets replaced by cost on tuition fees or vaccinations. Over-spending is now Budgeting. Even Bar-Cocktail Menu has evolved to Children's Party Packages.
I did not ever wish to turn back time nor feel a bit of regret that everything today is totally different. I actually feel empowered that I've embraced singleness with zest and gracefully transformed to the woman I am now.
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| Photo from Flckr Creative Commons by Mang M |
MONEY MATTERS
The woman now is also more concerned about Money. Budgeting. Saving. Investing. Many has said that money is the root of all evil. I believe not. The love of money and greed is the root of all evil. This misconception came from a misinterpreted bible verse (1Timothy 6:10). For if it is true that money is evil, then we would all strive to be poor just to be good.
