After I resigned from my regular work, there had been times when I doubted if I can consistently earn money from home by working online. But it was more than two years ago and so many wonderful things have happened. Now, more than ever, I am confident that we’re on the right track, my husband and I. And as long as we believe in ourselves and in our abilities, we’ll stay afloat and wade in the water comfortably. And hopefully, achieve our financial goals soon.

And because Christmas is just around the corner, I thought this would be the perfect time to count our blessings and be thankful for all the good things that happened to us this year.

1. I may not have sustained my lifestyle, but I don’t feel deprived. I learned that there are a few things that I really need and should spend for. But more importantly, I learned the value of money and the benefits of saving.

2. My husband and I got married early this year, had a beautiful but modest wedding and 75% of our budget was from our online income. Our online jobs made this all possible for us.

3. We feel less stressed, less pressured and more free. For more than two years now, I didn’t have to drag myself out of bed, get frustrated with the traffic and count the hours at the office. I didn’t have to live for the weekend. My husband, on the other hand, works at his own schedule, at his own pace.

4. We love what we do. Both of us are learning the things that we want to learn and doing the things that we want to do and are still earning a decent income.

5. We spend more time together. Because we are working literally inches away from each other, spending time together has never been a problem. It’s like working in the same office, but not really working on the same things, therefore no work-related conflicts arise.

6. We have (and have had)  great employers, who see our true worth, respect our skills and capabilities, and made us feel a valuable member of the team.

7. We are also blessed with very supportive parents, who despite us being old enough to stand on our own, are still behind our backs and are always ready to help and support us.

8. As unstable and fleeting our jobs are, we continue to find one job after the other and even have long-term jobs that have sustained us for quite sometime now.

9. We learned how important time management is, especially for us who normally hold more than one jobs. Having more time is a misnomer. It’s really just about having an efficient work schedule and sticking to it.

10. We are generally happier. We delight in both big and small pleasures — bonuses from our employers, the news of more projects to come, “good job” or “job well done” remarks, short break from work, etc. These kind gestures from our employers made us feel better. Thus, we deliver better work, too.

I’m just so glad that our transition to being regular employees to online freelancers was smooth and easy. That’s also one thing to be grateful for!

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