And Audrey Was Her Name: Personal

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Do you think you still have the time? Trust me, you don't. Don't waste your youth on youthful things and experiences. Or at least, those that are sold by your generation, mine are the millennials.

I am now 40 and here is a list of what I wish I knew and done when I started working after graduation. I should've known back then to invest my salary as early as possible.

1. Memorial Plan and Memorial Lot

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The monthly premium is not expensive and can be paid in full in 5 years. Get this out of the way as soon as possible.

2. Real Estate

It doesn't matter whether you know or don't know where you will end up in the next 5 years, but one thing you must do is save up for that downpayment for a house. A house is considered THE BIG ONE purchase for all adults. It is not your wedding expense. So, as early as your 20s, save up for a home you can call your own.

3. Insurance

Start investing in a life and health plan as early as you can. It doesn't have to be the most expensive plan because you can always upgrade in the future once your salary increases and your career progresses.

4. Car

This is going to be controversial. It always depends on where you work and live. If the commute proves to be exhausting, some would say, buy a car. I would not call it an investment because cars devalue as they age but the energy you put yourself into on a daily basis to function at your best at work is the investment. If one day, you do end up buying a property located in a suburb because the housing costs less, at least by that time you have already fully paid your mortgage on the car.

5. Stock and saving options

Now is such a great time to invest. When the economy is down, stocks cost less. There are so many investments and saving options offered these past few years compared to when I started out adulting. For example, the PAGIBIG Modified Savings and PAGIBIG Regular Savings programs. And this example is just the easiest and most basic for just about anyone who is a member of PAGIBIG can do.

This is not the most exhaustive list out here on the web. Just a short idea of what you could work on. Do your research. Plan it out and most importantly, focus on the goal.

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There's so much to say but so unsure where to start.

I took a long and unplanned break from blogging because the written word has become unimportant. Everybody is now telling it through pictures.

There are hardly any bloggers out there that surprise me. There aren't that many personal bloggers anymore. This blogger is guilty of rebranding so many times. Switching from a personal blog to a lifestyle and beauty blog and back again.

2012.

It was and is a difficult time, picking up the pieces and at a much slower pace. The last 7 years went by like a blur. I've wasted so much time with no clear direction of what I want or where to go.

2019.

I'm slowly starting to put back the pieces by finally going to cooking school. I also did one thing that scares me. I've finally sent in my application as a public school teacher. The results were great but I still have to wait for the final meeting.

2020, quarantine.

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It's been almost 4 weeks since we started quarantine and 2 weeks on lockdown. While I am the type of person who enjoys staying at home, but not being able to go out to buy necessities myself is a whole different matter. Sometimes I just want a break from staying home and just go to the mall or just get stuck in the traffic. I could no longer do that.

The simple things we used to enjoy and take for granted is taken away. I've realized that there are so many people who are not ready for something like this to happen including myself. This is what the biggest takeaway from all this. What if it is an actual war that happened?

It's such a strange, scary and sad time for everyone. I worry about family and for others who are going through worse.

There are so many things to do right now. But as usual, I can't seem to get myself to start working on these tasks.

Sigh.

Quarantine got me hooked to K-pop all over again. Yes, I thought I was over it. Quarantine did that. I've been watching BTS videos on Youtube. When will this lockdown be over?

And, oh yes, I learned how to make Dalgona Coffee. It's the rage during these quarantine days.

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Sending out applications is quite interesting and yes, frustrating too when you don’t get callbacks. But, let’s stick to the interesting part.

I have been dropping my resumes everywhere seeking traditional office roles to work from home contracts. I came across a staffing agency and they seem to be meticulous when it comes to their applicants, as any company should be. What sets this one apart is the application process where I came across taking series of test. One of the tests is the personality test. I have taken this test in the past and I do see some truths behind the result.

When taking personality tests, you have to be truthful in answering it. The way I did it is to answer the very first thought that comes to mind, an instinctual answer, and not the thought of answer. I wouldn’t like to be categorized in the wrong group. Besides, tests like this have no right or wrong answers. The tricky part would be, if the type of personality you are fits in the role that you are applying for or the business environment.

The result: The Advocate (INFJ-T)

Mind you, I have taken the test before and it gave me the same INFJ results, but I don’t remember getting the “T” of “Turbulent” part. I also remember getting the “The Mediator”, still in “The Diplomat” personality group and not “The Advocate”.

Question: Does your present mood, life situation, maturity maybe affect the way you answer the test and the results? Why is there a difference to the personality type and part of the result?

Advocates are the most likely personality type to choose a minimalist lifestyle.

How do I feel about it?

As I do believe I’m the introverted type, I do also believe that I can be an advocate. There are many instances where people describe me as such, and it’s different from what I thought I am. Advocates are easily misunderstood as extroverted individuals and I have heard people describe me as someone who could be an extrovert.

There was a part in my life where I question the purpose behind things I was doing, be it personal or career. I remember working at a high rise building and then just staring out the window and saying, “What am I doing? What makes this work important? It’s not changing the world.” Yes, it was tad dramatic but I remember that feeling just what “The Advocate” personality is being described.

I was reading the personality strengths and weaknesses. I am familiar with creativity and having insight. I am also familiar sensitivity, being extremely private and feeling burn out easily. When it comes to romantic relationships, I always seek out real connections. I fell in love once and the true connection I felt is something that I want to have in future relationships. I don’t seek casual relationships and it has be genuine making the personality test result accurate in that sense.

Career wise, I don’t how I feel about “The Advocates” personality would not thrive in a corporation set up. Since I was younger, I have always felt that I’m not the salesman type. The test results recommends becoming one’s own boss.

Click here to read my test results and here for other personality types.

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