Womanhood and Everything in Between

While the year 2012 has been good to my family, this year is nonetheless the best! Even if we experienced a little shortage of money here and there, losing 5 kasambahays, our little Baby Rain has been in and out of the hospitals, Angela endured weeks after weeks of allergic rhinitis, and yours truly battling anxiety attacks, we incredibly survived every effin' storms (and will be surviving more). We started the year with our move-in to our very own abode. It may be a small space but it is definitely a good start. Our Angela transferred to her new school. Although we struggled for the first few weeks because she missed her old school, she's now totally adjusted to her new surroundings and is currently making new friends. And now our little company rocks! Needless to say, we are blessed, truly blessed this year.  Image Source And I know September will be extra special to us. =) Image Source

I was blog hopping early this week when I came across with Mommy Practicality 's post about money saving tips. Oh, Boy! Both my husband and I work our asses off but NO! We don't have savings yet! I know, right? Should I start to panic? We have money in banks but those don't count as savings. They are for our daily expenses and to pay for our mortgages. When we got married, I told him that every payday, I will save a certain amount both from our pay slips. Pero, waley! Hindi ko nagawa. We have too many monthly financial obligations that I always forget to set aside a little something for our piggy bank. That, or I am just too busy spending. =( I wouldn't care less of our financial status if we were still single. My husband and I used to shop 'til we drop. We have experienced bar-hopping like there's-no-tomorrow. We traveled and traveled until we're dead tired. And that was us, before. We didn't care if we spend fortunes on silly things. But that can...