bum bum pow
That's right. it's been 2 days since I started not going to work anymore. And it would take at least a month before I'd get my last pay from my soon-to-be-previous company. It left me broke. My cash on hand right now cannot pay off all my scheduled debt payments for the next month. I had to cut back on my expenses and hopefully, I could survive the next month unscathed (until I take hold of my first paycheck with my next company).
I sold various old PC parts just to have some additional cash (I managed to raise a little more than 5K). I also desperately considered selling my Nook Color (scheduled to arrive on Monday). That would surely solve all my budget woes. But I think I don't have the heart to let go of that thing too easily.
How about cashing on my investments? Not a good idea either. You see, it's not performing as particularly exceptional these days. The index is moving sideways and so do most of my holdings.
Why do I'm experiencing these ordeal? Don't I have a plan before I gave up my job? Didn't I foresee beforehand what's gonna happen?
The fact is, I do. I do have a budget. I see beforehand that this is exactly what's gonna happen if I fail to prepare. But as I've mentioned in my last post, a tragic black swan swooped in the family that caught us by surprise. I had to give up a few things (and by a few things, that include a part of my savings). I never regretted sharing with the expenses. Money was never an issue but death per se. We all wanted to avoid death, not the expenses it entails.
So there. It's gonna be tough, I know. But I believe it's not impossible. Hope you're all still there next month when I start talking about investment initiatives again.
I sold various old PC parts just to have some additional cash (I managed to raise a little more than 5K). I also desperately considered selling my Nook Color (scheduled to arrive on Monday). That would surely solve all my budget woes. But I think I don't have the heart to let go of that thing too easily.
How about cashing on my investments? Not a good idea either. You see, it's not performing as particularly exceptional these days. The index is moving sideways and so do most of my holdings.
Why do I'm experiencing these ordeal? Don't I have a plan before I gave up my job? Didn't I foresee beforehand what's gonna happen?
The fact is, I do. I do have a budget. I see beforehand that this is exactly what's gonna happen if I fail to prepare. But as I've mentioned in my last post, a tragic black swan swooped in the family that caught us by surprise. I had to give up a few things (and by a few things, that include a part of my savings). I never regretted sharing with the expenses. Money was never an issue but death per se. We all wanted to avoid death, not the expenses it entails.
So there. It's gonna be tough, I know. But I believe it's not impossible. Hope you're all still there next month when I start talking about investment initiatives again.
Months trading | Total Gain | YTD Gain | W-o-W Loss |
5 mos. | 8.57% | 2.03% | -0.03% |
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