tantan is generally well, despite his diabetes. cayden is healthy and a happy toddler. another healthy baby on the way. my extended family, despite the distance, is still close, everyone healthy and safe. tantan and i have jobs and we can expect a regular monthly income. we dont have any debts, whatsoever (well, except for our mortgage =D) and we still can afford to finance a few small businesses in the philippines (2 taxis and probably another 1 on the pipeline - joint venture with a couple of tantan's brods. and a 2bed-condo unit in boni). cayden has 4 savings accounts (topped up monthly), which he will share with his brother when they're older. and despite our very tight budget, tantan and i can still afford to save a little on the side.
i know some people think we are well off but really, we just have enough for our everyday needs. we just know how to budget our money wisely (and tantan scrimps most of the time lol). yes, we can buy what we want (if we want to) but we try to ward off temptations (although sometimes i succumb to them!) because there are more important things to prioritise like our kids' future. we want them to have a good life and we want to set a good example - that spending their own hard-earned money is a lot more fulfilling than relying on other people's graces.
i just wish some people would stop thinking that we grow our own money on trees. not because we're overseas, we're floating in loads of cash. we have expenses too and it's really expensive to live here despite the salary being relatively high. we try to share whatever extras we have but really, our kids are our priorities now.
let's just all count our blessings and be happy and satisfied with what we have. afterall, we make our own fate. no one else to blame but ourselves. we make the decisions, we should live with the consequences.
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