This post was originally published at tickledthink.com. Republished here with permission. For weeks now, I’ve been constantly suffocated by my own thoughts. Drowning with all the worries, the concerns, all the constant what-ifs. I lie down and try to close my eyes – hoping all those thoughts will just go away. But they don’t. They…
I have always been an anxious kid. I struggled to focus on anything good and positive. It was like I was constantly living in fear but I didn’t know what it was. And growing up, I thought that this was just me — that I was just different and that this was my “normal”. It…
I struggled with my finances for years. I was never good with how I handled my money. You see, for years, I was working in a company that pays well and yet I had zero savings and the worst part is, I was still living paycheck to paycheck. And you know why that was the…
Life is full of unexpected bumps, twists, and turns — it can beat us up, rips us apart and turn our whole world upside down. And for me, that moment happened two years ago. It was by far the most painful, heartbreaking and challenging season that I ever had to face. I was in a…
The darkest days of my life happened two years ago. I suddenly lost someone very dear to me. I was constantly facing financial struggles that seemed to be never-ending. And of course, it was also the time when depression came crashing into my life. It felt like my whole world stopped and I was just…
I’ve made a lot of impulse decisions in my life but one of the most impacting and life-changing impulse decision I’ve made was quitting my job. You see, for years, I struggled with my mental health from working in a very toxic and stressful environment and eventually, my depression just made it too impossible for…
We all go through storms and struggles. Some are more difficult than others — it breaks us, tears us apart and turns our whole world upside down. So, I guess it’s safe to say that life is not always butterflies and rainbows, life can definitely be difficult sometimes. For me, last year was by far…
Last year was by far my greatest financial struggle. I was so broke, buried in debt and it feels like no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, it’s just beyond impossible for me to get ahead. Being broke and always struggling to make the ends meet is just a terrible thing. …
Over the past year, I’ve lived the darkest days of my life. I was hit with setbacks after setbacks, disappointments, financial struggles, heartaches, losses, and so much pain. They all came too fast that I didn’t even have enough time to catch my breath. Everything just became too overwhelming that it made me believe that…
It’s just so easy to fall into the trap of spending more than what we can afford. I know I did. I used to love living beyond my means — always relying on my credit cards to pay for all my unnecessary splurges. I was constantly trying to keep up with this lifestyle — a…
