I don't see the Louis

Mrs. Broke here.

Last year my mom came by to "show off" of my home to my Aunt who visited from the Philippines. Show off = Yabang in our Filipino language and I guess 'Yabang' is a good thing for them.

My mom showed off my pantry organizing skills and how well kept my closet was... And then my Aunt said "I don't see Louis or Gucci" WTF! My mom quickly said "they're in rotation" WTFagain! Kill. Me. Now.

First off, I have my priorities. If I wanted to, I can skip a few mortgage payments and buy more Louis and Guccis than all my Aunts combined with Lubu heels to match. But I know where money SHOULD go. And that's to home, food, savings and bills to name a few.

Not that I don't want a designer purse, but I am doing perfectly fine with my no name purses and backpacks. Thank you very much. After 5 years of wanting those damn purses, I still can't justify the cost. I can use the money for a roundtrip flight to NYC and go to canal street and buy a decent knockoff - and still get the leisure of traveling. Or I can simply pay off one of my credit cards.

People in my (family) circle have different priorities. And I HATE IT. They rock the LV and the guccisma - but can't find a proper job. They ask for my help to get them a job at a Kaiser Pharmacy - because she's my cousin. Please don't be begging me to help you in if you cant do shit on your own. I've got no idea how your work ethics are and I'm not about to put my clean, hard-earned name so you can slack off and flaunt your dirty laundry.
Yeah, that's great. You got a few LV's but I can still smell the rat piss on your jacket picked up from your rat infested APARTMENT.

I'm not big, nor am I trying to be. In fact, I made this blog to confess how broke I am and I'm finally getting my life straight. My assets got no Ass and this year, they're getting a workout. I say no to going out, because I'd rarer spend time teaching my kid how to cook a home-made meal. But please don't tell me I'm selfish, because I'm not. What wealth is there to spread?

They live on Champagne dreams on a beer budget... If they even had a budget.SMH..

I'm living like no one else - so I can live like no one else. Progress is in the works.

I'm sorry... So Sorry...

I'm on my lunch break at the moment and I just wanted to drop in and say I'm sorry.

The post about Debt Magnified gave me such a shock. . Maybe too much of a shock and I was hiding in denial. It was such an eye opener & I swore that things would change from then on. And then, REAL LIFE happened. A blow on our finances, home relationships & situations etc etc took more than enough of my time.

In lieu of the new year, I started making a 2011 Goals. Some financial, Some Personal & Some for home.

I'll post more as I'm starting to get some free time from the real life growls. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and we're looking forward to a prosperous New 2011!