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25 (F) currently employed. Just wanna share, until now hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala talaga na ako yung nakapasa huhu. Almost a year palang sa job ko and parang nabobored na ako esp its provincial rate. So I tried to scroll lang sa LinkedIn and found an open position related to my field. Sobrang suntok sa buwan lang since they are looking for at least may 3 years experience. Besides, over 100 ang nag apply sa LinkedIn palang.

Pero grabe si Lord kumilos. Sobrang bilis ng pangyayari less than 2 weeks lang hiring process nila. Screening-hiring manager-department manager na based from miami then pure online and gabi pa kaya talagang no need na mag leave sa work. Kaya super nagulat mga workmates ko nung nagsabi akong magpapasa na ko ng resignation letter. And now rendering na ko until May 30 then ang start ko sa RCL is on June 1. Praise the Lord talaga. Competitive salary and benefits:)

Nung final interview ko pa I’m not feeling well dahil may lbm ako xD

And yung cheese stick pala, yan ang naka witness ng nginig, kaba, at teary eyes ko nung tinawagan ako sa result. I was having a good time pauwi and eating cheese sticks na tig 20 pesos.

Salamat Lord.

Edited: Hindi po ako sasampa, shoreside po ito:)

For over 50 something years, she's finally been to Japan! Took me years of ipon, and hardwork for this moment!! It's a trip she'll never ever forget (pati yung mga nonstop na lakaran, di niya malilimutan HAHAHA)

Naalala ko yung mga panahon na proud na akong makasakay sa "special" trip ng tricycle dahil umaandar kagad at di na kelangan punuin ng sakay. Sa maliliit na wins kapag napapasakay sa maluwag na bus, sa hindi gaanong mahabang pila ng jeep, sa mga pagkakataong hindi maulan pero di rin tirik ang araw. Mga maliliit na wins na naghanda sakin upang mas ma-appreciate ng lubos ang ganitong mga pagkakataon.

Salamat at nakatawid.

I started applying for new role last January 20, 2026. Experienced multiple rejections and ghosting. Then this company (In4) said I got shortlisted, days after the interview that lasts almost 2 hours, this really excites me since napakagandang company for my 2nd job, but after a month of waiting, sending multiple follow ups, still ghosted. Nakakapanlumo na no replies. Everyday, I always checked my email, even LinkedIn since I tried to contact the recruiter about the status of my application. But no response.

Then this opportunity came. Finished the interview without any problems since the questions is mostly a culture-fit question. I didn't asked for any salary bump, yet, the recruiter said they did ask for it. From 18k montly salary to 7 digits yearly!

When I got accepted, I realized Lord has a better plan for me nung hindi na ko nireplyan ng previous company, ito pala ang ibibigay ni Lord sakin🙏

For my fellow job-hunting employees. AI is here, utilize it to prepare for job interviews. During interview, always magpakita ng smile at enthusiasm sa recruiters! Good luck!!!

Gusto ko lang i-share to kase I was once like most of us na gusto maka-reach ng milestone na to. Gusto ko rin i-share ano yung naging basis ng employer ko why they chose me para makatulong sa mga nahihirapan maghanap ng work.

For context, I was an HR practitioner for a year after I graudated then I switched career sa marketing. I am already at my 5th year working in this field and here are the things I learned.

• Learn the process flow of your field: from what I observed, sensitive ang mga company sa mga tools na kaya mo gamitin, swerte mo if yung tool ay nagamit mo na pero kung hindi pa, as much as possible kabisaduhin mo yung concept ng field mo kase kahit anong tool pa gamitin mo if you know the general concept of your work, maapply mo sya sa any tool. Example, maraming tools for email marketing, pero kung alam mo yung general concept ng email marketing and how to construct a campaign, you can adjust immediately sa bagong tool.
• Be obssessed with processes, systems and think with STRUCTURE: based on my observation, if makikita to ng company sa resume mo as your soft skill? Makukuha mo agad yung kiliti nila. Why? Because when you think with structure and obssessed ka sa processes, they can rely on you and mabilis mo maiintinidihan lahat ng nangyayare sa company. Sa totoo lang, ilang interviews na pinagdaanan ko and iba yung ngiti ng nagiinterview when you say and explain how structured you think and how obssessed your are sa processes.
• Aim to be a generalist more than just a specialist: Sa isang field, maraming functions meron nito. Pag marami ka nang naexperience na functions, masasabi mo na generalist ka na but if nagfocus ka lang sa isang function and you mastered it, specialist ka na. Ex. sa digital marketing may email marketing, social media, ads, crm and etc., kapag marami kang experience sa bawat isang yan, pwede mo masabi na generalist ka na pero kung nagfocus ka lang sa email marketing, then specialist ka on that email marketing. The thing is, you can switch to a specialist kapag generalist ka. Yung inapplyan ko is specialist pero sa interview generalist pala need nila.
• Your resume is just 0.1% of your chance to get hired: Sobrang hirap na magapply ngayon and mas colorful na ang resumes ng applicants. Aware dito ang employers so make sure sa interview at ang daming magaganda ang resume pero pagdating sa interview, generic lang kaya nila isagot. Make sure na kaya mo iexplain in detail yung skills mo. Hack: Use your experiences as an example after mo magexplain. This is very effective, promise.
• Master the art of Layman's language: Ito talaga sukatan if you really have a deep knowledge on your profession and gaano ka ka-structured magisip. Naaalala ko noon my boss advised me na if hindi mo kaya ipaintindi verbally sa mas simpleng salita ibig sabihin non hindi mo gamay yung work mo. This is my strategy sa interviews and nakukuha ko talaga interests nila once I explain in layman's term. That gesture na naintindihan ka nila? Yun yung sweet spot na you are capturing their interest more.

Maglaan ka rin ng hardwork na matutunan ang maraming bagay sa field mo, promise magugulat ka na lang sobrang valuable na pala ng skills and experiences mo to the point na you can secure a high paying job kahit marami kayong naglalaban-laban sa position na yan.

Sana nakatulong! Goodluck!

Madami pa aayusin but I’m glad natapos din sa pag unbox. I used to just imagine and search ideas in Pinterest. Heartfelt pala pag anjan na. ✨

This is BIIIIGGG for me as a 21 y/o student who’s trying to balance work-life-acads 🥹

I admit na medyo magastos ako as I recently bought a shoes and watch hehe although I deprive myself sa mga food na kaya naman lutuin sa bahay haha (perks also of doing a calorie deficit). BUT HEEEEY 🥳 A WINNN FOR ME!! huhu

For context, I’m doing SMM for several pages. Nahanap ko lang clients ko through Facebook. Yup, hindi Upwork, OLJ, or LinkedIn. And this is the same job kaya ako nakabili ng gadgets and other necessities. Super sarap sa feeling na hindi ko na need manghingi sa parents ko for those stuff. 🥹💓🥹💓

JOB DUST FOR EVERYONE!!!! 🍀 especially to all students na struggling with their finances, danasss ko ‘yaaaan 🙏🏻

Finally paid the remaining balance for my sister’s tuition this school year 🥹

Grabe yung stress ko these past few weeks kasi akala ko hindi ko mababayaran on time dahil sunod-sunod gastos + sobrang mahal ng bilihin ngayon. Breadwinner things HAHAHA

One more year to go. Praying na makatapos na siya kasi malaking ginhawa rin talaga yun financially.

Breadwinner 33F. Nakastart lang ako magipon nung 29-30yo na ako nung tumaas sweldo ko to 105k gross per month. I started investing with a Php10k in Gotrade in 2022. March 2025 I transferred my portfolio to IBKR. August 2025 received my first paycheck at a new job that significantly increased my income. Consistently invested 2kUSD every month since (except December 2025 kasi magastos ako nung pasko lol). Now reached Php2M based on today’s exchange rate in Wise. This is currently about 42% of my total net worth. Malayo pa pero malayo na.

The most savings I’ve had this fiscal year! Tbh, I’m holding off from buying an automobile because I want to be able to have some money set aside for health emergencies (I have a heart condition) so I really feel good about saving up this much.

In economics, they call this opportunity cost. I have held off on overseas travels, impulse purchases, and spending on other liabilities. I just feel more secure having some petty cash set aside just in case something bad happens…

Dito ko na lang ipost kasi baka sabihin nagba-brag pag sa IG or FB. As a breadwinner, I’m grateful na makabili ng Midea Celest split type inverter 1.5hp cash 🥹 Padayon mga taong lumalaban ng patas! Sana next month TV naman maipundar ko. I just turned 30 last month and sinabi ko talaga sa sarili ko na this year, isa isa na akong magpupundar ng mga gusto kong home appliances. Nakaka proud pala pag alam mong pinagpaguran mo. 🥹 Bayaran ko muna tuition ko sa masters degree ko then bibili naman ako ng TV. May marerecommend po ba kayo na brand? Thank you in advance po! 🙏🏻

Also, meron po ba makakapag suggest sakin ng tamang settings for aircon like this? Sorry first time po namin magkaroon ng aircon, baka may tips po kayo kung paano makakatipid. Normally po kasi yung electric bill namin nung wala pa kaming aircon ay Php 1,000-1,200 (3 efan, 1 ref, 1 small TV, 1 washing machine).

Minsan na rin akong napakwento dito, nung ilang beses akong paulit ulit na tinanggal sa ibat ibang factory work na pinagtatrabahuan ko. Naging kargador, tagatimpla ng harina, taga hugas ng mga plato, taga mop ng sahig, taga tupi ng mga damit, at kung ano ano pa. Yung misis ko lang talaga kakampi ko sa mga panahong yon.

Hindi ko naman masasabing mahirap kami sa Pinas. Katamtaman lang ang kakayanan namin, gawa ng nanay ko walang trabaho, at kinakasama niya ang bumubuhay sa mga kapatid ko. Nagdesisyon kami ng 10 years kong jowa na sumubok "makatapak ng swerte" sa UK.

At nakatapak nga. Kaliwa't kanan akong nag apply, pero hindi kampi sakin ang chamba. Lumagapak ako sa ibat ibang pabrika, at sinampal ng katotohanan na di pala ganun kadali ang buhay ofw.

Tuwing nagtatapyas ng empleyado, sumasabit ang pangalan ko. Sa mga ganitong tagpo, paulit ulit akong pinaaalalahanan ng misis ko "hindi ibibigay sayo ng universe ang hindi naman para sayo". Paulit ulit na paalala, paulit ulit ko din pinagkikibit balikat. Hanggang nung huling beses, napagdesisyunan kong pagbigyan ang misis ko. Tinayaan ko ang sarili ko, at pumusta sa paniniwalang mas May magandang oportunidad na nakalaan para sa akin.

Nag aral ako ulit, self study. Walang pinalampas na minuto, bawat pagkakataon pinipiga ko ang utak ko. Bawat lunch break nagbabasa ako. Maski sa mismong trabaho nag sasalita akong mag isa at nagsasaulo ng mga detalye. Pinatalas ko ang memorya ko, at pinagtibay ang sikmura. 5x na rin akong mag gym kada Linggo pagtapos ng trabaho. Malaking epekto ng malusog na katawan sa mentalidad ng tao. Umiwas sa mga carbs at nag-focus sa protina.

Naipasa ko ang exam. Dalawang exam, isang take. Inabot ako ng buwan, pero habambuhay kong dadalhin ang kwentong yon.

Akala ko tapos na.

Lumipat kami ng US, wala akong trabaho. Kung gaano kabigat ang pakiramdam ng pag aaral, ganun din pala sa pakiramdam ang pag aapply. Paulit ulit akong Minulto ng ideya na bakit ako ang tatanggapin ng mga kumpanya, kung libo libo sa bansa nila ang naghahanap ng trabaho, at mas matalas mag ingles? Mas matangkad, mas bata, mas pogi, mas plantsado ang buhok at pananamit, bakit sila tataya sa isang tulad kong galing sa bansang sikat na sikat sa korapsyon?

Pero hindi ako bumitaw. Binago ko ang mentalidad ko, at nagtuon sa mga bagay na meron ako. Hindi man ako ang pinaka matalino, ako ang pinakamasipag. Ako ang pinaka matibay. Ako ang pinaka matiyaga. Ako ang--- ah basta ako ang taong makukuha dahil lahat tayo kakaiba at mayroon akong natatanging karakter at pagkatao na hindi kailan man magagaya. Ako ang pinaghalong masama at mabuti ng lahat ng impluwensyang nakasalamuha ko sa buhay ko. May mga bagay na wala ako ngunit May mga bagay din na ako lang ang nagtataglay at walang sino man ang makakagaya ng kombinasyong mayroon ako.

Hanggang sa natanggap ko.

Ganun pala ang pakiramdam ng nanalo.

4.5million pesos a year.

Kasabay pa nito ang swerte ng misis ko na nakatanggap ng 82000usd naman bawat taon.

Maraming salamat po, at biniyayaan kami ng mga kakulangan at pagkakaroon. Dahil sa mga bagay na yon, naging ako kung sino man ako ngayon. Naging kami kung sino man kami. At nawa'y maging kayo kung ano ang dapat na maging kayo.

Mabuhay ka.

Sulit daw ROI dito kaya tinry ko, let's see if magtagal ito saken. But nonetheless, this is my own earned money 🥺🥳🍀

25F. 6 months of saving this lol.

Kasi I was moving out na since February and ang daming gastos.

Next is investments na 😊🙏 sana tuloy na ‘to

Ano po recommended nyo na low risk investment muna.

I just opened my online store/website last month! And yesterday on my 1st monthsary, I hit my 200k mark! 🤩 This was supposed to be a side income. And then all of a sudden my fiancé decided to create my own website where I can feature more products and have an automation from my facebook page. I also work full time so before I couldn’t focus on this side hustle because I had to reply to people pa before I can make my sale! Now, I just run ads and there will be visitors in my site! Super helpful for a busy b2b like me! Dagdag budget na for our upcoming wedding! 🤍

Definitely a major milestone for us!

hello friends. i’m 24F, almost 2 years na ko nagw-work. pero eto palang naiipon ko kasi puro ako gastos last year 😅 pero happy ako kahit ganon kasi healing inner child talaga ang atake.

nabili ko na yung mga bagay na gusto ko noon… nakabili na ko ng ipad, gaming laptop at kung ano ano pa. 🥹 nakakapag ambag na rin ako sa bills & literal na alipin na kong salapi at nabubuhay na ko para sa pera… 🫶🏼 at jusko ang sarap lagi ng tulog ko kasi may maayos na kong higaan at unan 😭🙏

thank you lord, thank you talaga. ‘di ko alam saan ako pupulutin noon, akala ko hindi ko mararating yung bagay na meron ako ngayon pero aaaaaaaaaaaaa

malayo pa, pero sana malayo na ko sa nakaraan.

at sana hindi ako magbago sa kung sino ako kung sakali malayo na ko sa kung nasaan ako ngayon. 🧿

Found my old payslip 4 years ago. Working before in manufacturing Monday-Saturday 12 hours a day + 3 to 4 hours daily commute (sobrang traffic huhu). That's why I'm really grateful to have savings now. And seeing your hard-earned money getting interests daily, nakakawala sya ng pagod.

i have been praying and working hard to get to this moment. i am truly grateful for this company, they took a chance on me and i will definitely do my best. i have been directly hired by this US based company. no backer, no anything else. just pure hard work, prayers, manifestations and a sprinkle of luck. 🍀 ✨ i am beyond grateful and blessed. thank you, Lord!

edit: a lot of people has been asking how i secured this job, what’s my niche and a several other things. i replied to all the comments and answered it the best i can. pls scroll through the comments to check them out 🙂‍↕️ good luck to everyone!

Share ko lang na naiyak ako kasi my mom sent us this picture of my dad, doing this and whispering, “My house….” Because they built their own house for the very first time at 62.

He’s worked as a dentist most of his life and has always prioritized other people, rented houses lang the whole time. My parents helped and put a lot of people through school and dedicated their lives doing ministry work and using their own hard earned, honest money and not fund raising for ministry like others do.

Kapag may bagyo, una silang tumutulong na sila mismo bumibili at nagdidistribute ng relief goods at pagkain, di nila dinadaan sa kung sino, kahit na dentista si Dad na well respected, sya ang nasa field. Sya ang nagbibigay ng time nya para tumulong sa iba. Ultimo pagpick up ng laundry ko dinadaan nya sa bahay, kasi ganun syang klaseng tao.

My parents have a heart of gold, and they deserve so much. And I’m so happy they finally have a place to call theirs.

After over a year of DIY house building…As in sya nag monitor, pumunta sya araw araw, sya nagsource ng materials, sya nagasikaso sa workers at nag instruct, kasama nyang mag meryenda lahat ng tauhan, nakakapagkwentuhan, they built it together….he laid down on the floor, and finally was able to call something his own.

Add ko lang din na they did this with no loans at all, nagipon talaga sila at kumakain sa carinderia halos everyday kahit ok naman kumita si Daddy as a dentist. Sorry proud daughter lang. Wala akong ambag, kundi siguro di rin ako naging pabigat sa finances nila kasi maaga ako nagwork, pero in turn they’ve also never obligated me for a cent.