YOLO - Your Obligation is Long Overdue. Pay Now "YOLO" later!

No: 51-13

August 27,2022

YOLO - You Only Live Once as we oftenly hear from the young gens so better live life to the fullest! Make the most of the present moment and don't worry about the future. Oh! how easy it is to say than done huh? A don't worry be happy lifestyle.

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I have a small variety store or we call it in our native language " Sari-Sari Store". If you have a business may it be big or small , credit is part of it. Some will pay weekly or some every payout or payday. Would it be every 15th or 30th or 10th or 25th of the month. I allow them to get their daily needs from our store and then pay it later.

There are some that was'nt able to pay on time but it's ok as long as they inform me and tell me the reason why. I know if they are telling the truth coz most of them are living in the same compound that i live. And if somehow they are just making alibi's , i just shrug it off. I don't care much if they lie coz i believe i am not the one they are fooling anyway. I am not the type either who will scold them or said something to hurt them coz of the things they owe me. I have patience long enough to wait but not for a lifetime,hahaha!

Communication is always the key. Talk to me and everything will be fine . Though i have one rule , you are not allowed to add something in your credit lists unless you settled the previous one. Like if you were not able to pay your dues in your recent payout which is commonly every 15th of the month then i will not allow you to get something from my store unless you settled it first. As simple as that. I'm doing business anyway and not charity. So my being lenient has it's boundaries.

When it comes to lending money , i only lend what i am ready to lose. Just like in crypto huh? An extra money that it won't bother me if you can't give it back in time or even if it will take long for you to pay me. Or for some who does not even bother to pay me at all. I took it as my loss but at the same time thinking i was able to helped them and so i just let it go but only if it's a small amount.

However, there are some cases that we can't avoid like in emergencies. If there is an urgent need like hospitalization . Just like what happened during the heights of pandemic . My husband went home one day and told me that a relative of him was worried coz his wife is about to give birth and they rushed the pregnant wife to the hospital but swab test is needed so they need 4,000 Php for the swabtest for both of them asap! Since it was an emergency i lend them the money immediately as they promised that they are going to give it back as soon as everything was settled in the hospital.

So everything went well until they were released to the hospital safe and sound. Of course i did'nt ask them about the money yet. Until such time that i am wondering if they are going to pay me back coz it's already past 3 months. So i asked my husband to remind them . It was still pandemic so i would understand if they could'nt pay me back in full. Aside from the 4k they also have around 2k credit on our store so for me 6k is a big amount .

I'm starting to get agitated but still keep my cool coz they said they are having a hard time coping coz of the pandemic and so i waited ... until it was a year ,until the baby was already walking and turning a year old. And geez! They throw a grand one year old birthday party! We are even invited to the party. So i was like , oh! let's attend the celebration. They might give us the borrowed money this time.

And so we attended... I even brought a dessert for the birthday boy and gifted him 500Php. The set up was cool and fun , jungle theme with photo booth and tables and chairs was neatly arranged. Decoration was awesome and the food was great as well. Pinaghandaan ba ! But to my dismay , nohing has been said about the borrowed money from a year ago.

After we had our meal ,we went home immediately. I was like , ano na? My husband as well was furious but does'nt want to ruin the day but was firm to talk to the couple regarding it the day after. I posted the lead image i used here in my fb account that day cos i was really pissed. Would you believe that it took another 6 months before they were able to pay that amount? One and a half year to be exact. And in between that period. There are posts i was seeing from the wife , asking how much was the hair color and rebond would cost, is it allowed to bring a child to a newly open foodhub , going to the mall, cakes for their son on his monthly birthday, etc.. etc...

In conclusion , i don't care really how other people live their life. Post what you want , eat where you want , buy what pleases you and post it in social media for all people to see but just make sure you settle everything that you owe first. I don't think it's nice to post " feeling blessed " in your my day while somebody is feeling unblessed coz of your act.

We only live once , yes it's true but make sure to live your life right. If

Y-our

O-bligation is

L-ong

O-verdue

consider paying or settling it first before posting a happy moment in a restaurant or a starbucks coffee in hand with a caption " You Only Live Once" so be happy don't worry , seize the day $h!+! Pay now and YOLO post later. lol!

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Lead image is mine and originally posted in my fb page Room of Thoughts.