The saddest part, not just me experiencing right now, is that financially we are imperiled. Things become so baritone that you could question if we could still survive for the following years to come? Could we still make a living the simplest possible without disbursing too much money?. A repetitious increase in prices of necessities was all over the news, which added to the stress of down falling market, making me wonder if we could still live a simple life? Right now, it feels like we are broke, financially for sure. Who wasn't? Because it feels like I am broke.
This morning, I went to the public market to buy some things in the kitchen. I have 1000.00 pesos or $19 in my wallet, just a minute, I recount my balance, and it's already 600.00 pesos or $11, but I wasn't yet brought the leading food I much to buy. I am following up minutes after I must refill and pay the Burren fund in my wallet, $2. It's just revealing that 1000 pesos won't be enough in a single day. I am not rich, so it could be the point that there will be days I am zero broke and have no money left.
Do you know what was dangerous? When people think money cant be gone and when people think you are rich and money is no problem. Nowadays, even rich people are getting anxious about their financials; how about us, the poor?
We don't want to live in a city because of high expenses and living maintenance, so I don't have any plans to go and work in town or crowded places, for I know working is just paying your rent, internet, and food, which will lead to such financial breakdowns. We wanted to stay lowkey in the field where we don't pay the rent; water is free as available in our pumping and surrounding full that widens enough to raise animals.
This lesson was taught to me by one of the city boys I met; where some think living in the city is fun and glamorous, but it doesn't represent the truth. People need to pay for the rentals of everything, a crowded room is expensive, the water bill is significant, and many more. Also, peer pressure and social life must cost you money.
Living in our place had many perks, but now even living and dining simple cost a lot. A good that could buy in a local convenient sari-sari store seems like higher price than in the market, the gasoline of cars is constantly increasing its cost, and the money we usually spend on gas could now buy a little galloon. This appears depressing, for I am also thinking of tomorrow. We can not live a happy now and do buys, and I am worried that there will come the time when bills and food could abrupt come at a daring price at the same time.
Also, I won't hide that one thing that makes me think I am broke is my unmanaged crypto portfolio. I also do miss writing thoughts of how I invest in a small portion of bitcoincash and leads to gracious victory, just like this past year where SmartBCH in token and NFT gives me a decisive advance. Not to be brag, but I brought a laptop and new phone and started my new rabbit venture with the profit from trading and blogging. But I withdrew my earnings, and the principal investment stayed to double it up, but things became mutual, and I ended up 50-70% loss in my portfolio.
If I don't bring those things and just wait for the pump last January and March, I think I could buy a phone, not a laptop, at the prices today. Thinking about that is still strategic.
I don't think that considering I am broke is pessimistic. It's my way of making my money more elastic and controlling myself from buying things that have no value or have no use. I am guilty that I have this kind of attitude of buying something just for wants, not needs.
Maybe I am not the only one that's inside my mind. We are all affected by the ongoing tensions and wars, the downfall of the market, and investment losses; many of us, including me, weren't fully ready for the incoming crisis and the worst things to come.
Thinking I am broke also reminds me that there are still a lot more stressed than me; people are more hungry and suffer more than I think. It's also my way of saying to people that what is happening within us right now, some people are receiving it twice or harder than trice, so I am still thankful that I am broke yet I could still decide, some can't even determine for they had no choices left.
Just an ordinary thought coming from me, and I think relevant to what is happening to the world, good day, and thanks for reading...
Kailangan talaga natin mas sipagan pa lalo daming gastusin yung income di naman tumataas lalo pa tayong nababaon sa kahirapan,