Ed Earns

Well actually, she bought the laptop herself due to the hassles of shipping overseas and other complications that arise in sending out a device to the Philippines. But that’s beside the point already; she got a laptop as a bonus for the services she’s been doing for an employer of hers.

I haven’t been very successful with odesk (when you compare my credentials with hers) because my freelance jobs are more blog-related and I’m not as active as I thought I would be.

Anyhow, her employer whom she met at odesk seemed satisfied in hiring her as a VA (Virtual Assistant) that he (employer) decided to give her a laptop as a bonus. Now why am I the one blogging the information out for her as if I’m the one received the laptop? Simply because I’m just so happy for her, who wouldn’t be right?

Well, because I was the one who sent the money to her. She doesn’t have paypal account and had to use mine in order to transact the cash. After all the currency conversions and waiting for them to reflect at the bank, I sent the money happily and proud that somebody was able to get her bonus early this year.

Ha, I finished you mofo! 20 articles in a day!

Thought I could never finish it but just because I had a clear mind and a good night’s rest, I was able to finish the articles as fast as I could. It didn’t help that I had to write about the same topic over and over again but I’m glad that somebody helped me finish those and I was able to accomplish majority of it. Now I feel burned out knowing that I’ve done the task.

Currently, I have to get back on my original line of work so I can earn more money on the place where my services are more valued.

It’s payday and I used up all my money and deposited them in my savings account. It feels good knowing that I have place to keep my money instead of spending it for unnecessary things. The past years I’ve always asked myself why I wasn’t able to save as much when I was earning more. Even if it would be just 500 bucks a month every pay day. After every year, I’d get depressed because I had nothing at the end of each year.

Now I promised myself that I’d open up an account for me to allot some money for savings. Even if I’m going to use the money some time at this year, at least I would be able to come up with a certain amount for use.

Currently, I feel like I can restrain myself from spending which is pretty good knowing that I have some limits and I can control the cash that I get. After going to different banks and ATMs to withdraw, I went to another one to consolidate all and save.

Now I’m broke again.

I’m feeling the pressure of not being able to comply with the tasks that were assigned to me. I’m cramming because I’ve not been very productive and sleeping has been the only thing on my mind due to how haggard my days have been.

Haggard — first time to use the word in writing.

So now I’m catching up on writing articles as well as finding good content online to post as part of the blogs that I’ve established. Creating content and scheduling them for publishing hasn’t been easy though it’s just simple.

There are still so many things that are in store for me and I’ve not been my best self lately. I just need to concentrate more.

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Been inactive these days. I know I should come up with an entry at least a week but it’s been hard. Different sideline jobs have been filling my clock that I really have difficulty with keeping up. Sleep has been compromised (what’s new?) and I’m still living in a blur with everything going on.

Will update soon.

I’m supposed to create an entry to help out EJ start with odesk but I apologize I’m not able to update as often as I can. But I promise I’ll create an entry out of it.

I’m just upset in a way that money comes and goes so easily. Although it’s good that I know where it’s going, I just wish that it would stay in my hands for a longer period of time before it’s taken away from me for loans and bills.

I withdrew about 500 dollars from Paypal the other day and now it’s all gone. It’s hard to keep it in your hand for awhile. Now I feel like a real adult with families and kids. I’m trying to invest in something and I hope everything will push through. I’m crossing my fingers so give me 2 weeks.

My blogging jobs have become scarce and I’m now relying on odesk and my other employer to give me the extra moolah that I need. However I feel weak in most cases probably because I’m burned out with working too much.

This is the sad thing about Freelance work. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. But I’m bent on going full time on this racket. I just need to take that big leap of faith. Soon, I’ll be going it though and I’m working on it to make the transition smoother. My options are flailing and I’m still saving. However, I forget that I have a lot of pending payments which includes my brother’s schooling to boot.

Ahh, the expenses don’t seem to add up properly and I’m not even spending a lot on things already. I’ve reduced my costs to be more practical and only spend on the necessities to have more meaning. 

I just need a break.

Yes I am trying to save the money that I’ve earned and I believe I am in a good speed knowing that I’ve been hitting the target amount that I’ve set myself, so far. I have two planned trips outside the country and the budget that I promised is really way bigger than necessary.

But I don’t plan on spending all of it. I just want to make sure I’m prepared. Besides, I was already spending a lot in the previous year.

There was a point in time when I paid at least 16,000 bucks a month for loans and bills. I don’t know how I was able to survive it but I did. Blogging and earning extra income online really did help me. I’d go ballistic figuring out where I was going to get the money if I didn’t have blogging to help me out.

Now, I still have some ongoing debts to work on but I’m more or less, optimistic that I’d be getting somewhere out of this. Now I just need to continue this stride so I may achieve something.

Image by Steve Wampler via Flickr

The last post I made was really something, it’s like me announcing to the world that I’m a money-making machine. However, I don’t see where my money has been going. It makes me wonder what I could do if I were to save all of that and just focus on How to Make Money From Passions.

It’s hard to influence people that something you like doing, whether it be photography and the arts or the internet marketing business,  can really earn you some cash. Sure, it may not be stable; but in the long run, what matters is how you are able to plan carefully in achieving the things that you want to achieve.

I’m glad that I am able to earn some extra money through blogging and through some sideline jobs on the net. I never thought I would become this online nomad that can just go anywhere and bring my laptop with me and actually work. But then, I’m still owned by my time considering that I have a full time day job. I know someday I would have to let go of one so I can focus and really establish and go all out on the passion.

It is hard to get the desire to do something you want to do and I’m glad that I’m getting there, I think. I would have to work on the double since I need to pay a lot of debt accumulated through the years. Debt Consolidation has So Many Benefits Why Wait for the chance to pay for so much. I’m turning things around now and I need to keep the passion burning.

I’m glad to be blogging about a lot of things: traveling and just being online. The internet is a crazy world.