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I have worked as a part-time freelance writer for the last 4 or 5 months, I think, and through that, ***I have been able to buy the things I have always wanted to buy, and man, does it feel good***.

These are things that I could have easily asked my parents for; I mean, I don’t ask my parents a lot of stuff to buy for me ever since elementary school because I don’t want them spending lots of money on **material things.** 

But still, these things are something that I both need and want hahaha.


The first thing that I bought using my own money was a **Bench perfume.**

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It’s super weird to think that many people, in general, believe that having good hygiene is a feminine thing to do. Like, ***who doesn’t want to smell good when they go out?***

Anyways, I bought this for myself because I rarely go out eating in restaurants or going to the mall because I like to stay curled up in my bed, but when I do, I want to **make the best out of it** by ***smelling nice,*** especially when I’m with my girlfriend.

*This cost me about 130 Pesos or $2.58*

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The next thing I bought was a **Celeteque toner,** specifically the Acne Solutions one, which should have cost me 139 pesos, but because they had a sale, *it only cost me 118 pesos or $2.38*

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I bought this because ***I have always felt ugly because of my acne.*** Growing up, I’ve always had lots of ance on my face, which made me feel really insecure with other people who had acne-free faces. And so, I tried tons of many ance removing products, and none of them seemed to work **except for this one.**

Now, I can get rid of my acne slowly but surely hehe.


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The last thing I bought was the most expensive of the bunch. My **Mpow Mbits S earbuds.**

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<center><sub>Mpow Mbits S</sub></center>

*This cost me 1130 pesos or $22.45.* I bought this earbud because my laptop emits a high-frequency sound whenever I plug my regular wired earphones. So I thought of using a Bluetooth one, and ***it worked like a charm.***

This also was perfect for my music-listening sessions, as I enjoy listening to music in almost everything I do.

I also used a huge chunk of the money I’ve earned to help buy my **mother’s medication.** And lastly, I also invested the money I made into my **Binance account** and help boost my trading.


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These things might seem petty for some, but this is ***a giant leap in my adulting journey.***

To earn money for myself and buy things that I wanted for a long time gives a different sense of **satisfaction.**

This also is an excellent lesson for me as it gives me a perspective of ***how important money is and how wisely and carefully we must spend it.***


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<center>Thank you for reading my post! And I wish you all a great week ahead!</center>

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