LOH #219: A Daughter's Grind For Financial Stability

Hello, ladies! It's been a while since I have been able to join prompts here. I've been busy with life and now I miss writing blogs, so I'm trying to make time for it on my rest days.

I don't have much things to do daily since all I can do after work is sleep. I can't go to the mall anytime like I used to do or go to coffee shops if I craved one. My priority now is to take care of myself.

Gladly, I checked on some weekly contests here today and found this question.

What is the most important thing that you are seeking to attain in 2025?

Financial Stability

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It's what I'm on right now. I started working last October so that I could hopefully achieve financial stability this year. I didn't have any stable income since I got into college and for almost 3 years, I have been dependent to what I can earn here in Hive and to my First Aid lectures.

Surely, it can sustain myself while I'm studying but I'm feeling guilty everytime I couldn't help my parents of old age at home. It breaks my heart to see them being problematic, especially on our bills and capital for farming. We have sugarcane and rice fields that our family have been depending on for decades now. However, there are some circumstances that it's not always harvesting profits in every crop, but losses rather due to drought and storm. When that happens, we won't be gaining anything and the expenses will not be recovered in that. Then, we have to redo all the efforts again when the weather is fine and that will be another set of expenses.

It started when the Typhoon Odette came and left a devastating damages to our place. Half of our home was damaged and all our crops was flattened to the mud by the strong winds. Then, after that, after a few months, my grandfather died. All that have happened during the pandemic era. I've been from them because I'm working at the Metro. That's why when the COVID restrictions have been lifted, I decided to go back home and enroll to college.

The only thing that urged me to do that was I have to do better if I'm going to help my family. And living here in Bacolod is a tough life, there isn't much opportunity here if you're not competent enough and most businesses require a College Diploma to be hired. Hence, the college thing.

Yet, studying without a stable income is draining, especially without a scholarship funds. The only one supporting me is myself that is also supporting my family. Almost 3 years in it and it's already an exhausting journey for me.

It exhausted my savings, mental health, and energy.

It really pushed me to the edge, and even on the verge of dropping college instead because it limits my chances of earning more money and my capability to support my family.

I apologize for all the drama in here.

Gladly, I got it all sorted out now. I have landed currently on a job that is flexible enough for me to continue studying while working. It helps me a lot. Though, it's still a bit hard to manage but I'm happy that I can bring food to the table again. My old parents will not be burdened again by the expenses in our farm and the bills at home.

I took a turn, and choose to walk the road of financial stability this year. I can't slack off nor ignore any chances anymore. To be free of debts, replenish my savings, and have enough emergency funds is the most important thing that I'm seeking to obtain in this year of 2025.

To all ladies in this community, I hope you can also achieve the things that you all wanted to have this year. Let's do our best to attain what we want.