The Story of our House, The Story of my Life - Part 2

Last week my mother & I were having a little conversation where the topic went to our house.

I asked her, " Pano yan Ma, kapag sa tenant na-award san ako kukuha ng pambayad?"

And my mother replied, " Easy ka lang wag mo munang gaanong isipin yan, me lumalaban pa naman. Isipin mo na lang kung umuupa pa rin tayo, sulit na rin ba yung ginastos natin?" well that makes sense.

I started working Feb 6, 1996 where my daily rate was only P 109.00 and I was 21 yrs old only. After few months, I was in charge of paying our monthly rent which is only P500.00 since then it has become one of my obligation to the family. Fast forward, we moved to Taguig 1998 and three to four times we moved in different houses where the rent varies from P 1,500 to P 3,000 pesos and finally we moved in our own house year 2001.

So I made a chart again assuming that we were still renting today, as what Sharon Lechter says in a podcast interview - "Numbers tell a story, so we have to be comfortable with numbers".

I just made an assumption here that every three years the house rentals we're up by P 500.00 based on my experience, on the improvements on the house & on the running house rentals here. I deducted the approx total expenses vs the total assumed rent & the result is pleasing to my eyes.

By seeing those charts above somehow made me feel good today, I think "sulit na sulit na rin yung gastos" knowing that there's a big difference between renting & taking that risk 14 years ago. I just can't imagine how hard our lives will be today, if until now we're still renting. I guess my mother knows me well to make me realize that I have to be thankful that God has given a not only a House but most importantly a Home where I am now enjoying peaceful living with my family (my father is not drinking alcohol anymore). I am only more concerned now with my parent's health. I guess I have to deal with my "worrier" attitude to keep moving.

Have a Great Day Guys!!!!