Hi, WorkLife community! Has anyone here working at home? What does your home office look like? It's my first time posting in this community so I am sharing with you some photos of my previous work-from-home setup back in the Philippines.
I was rummaging my old photos on FB and once again, I found a private album of my previous work-from-home setup in Cebu. I used to own a desktop computer bought by my aunt when I started studying Information Technology in Cebu. While I was working in the office before, a friend of mine told me about Odesk now Upwork. I started working for her then the rest is history.
I quit my office job in 2010 and decided to focus on working online. I started at $1 per hour and I was able to save money. I invested a netbook for 10,000 pesos.
The photo above was my first work-from-home setup in the sala. I invested in a netbook but I actually upgraded our TV, from a Sharp TV to a Samsung LCD TV + home theatre for 25,000 pesos. I started buying stuff in 2011. And you can also see my pink bike which I bought for 3,500 pesos, a good investment for exercise.
Our sari-sari store was managed by my late parents and I also helped fill up the stocks when I received my salary. There was my printer, desktop PC, and my netbook.
I told my mother that I want my privacy when I do my job since the TV in the sala made me tempted to watch TV more than work. So here's the bedroom slash mini-office.
I loved to collect books about 'how to be rich' and 'investments' so I got these two books 'You Can Be Rich' and '8 Secrets of the truly rich' by Bo Sanchez. I left my books in Cebu. I covered it with plastic. I am wondering if I should ask my sister to send it to France or find an e-book.
The 'Work & Life in Balance' magazine, I got this when I joined a seminar at SM City Cebu or somewhere in Cebu. I was happy to receive this as I was inspired to have a work-life balance.
As you can see, I upgraded my table to a nice working office table for 3,500 pesos. I also bought an LED screen as an extension screen for my laptop that cost 5,000 pesos. That was expensive back then. I started to invest in my mini-office in 2011.
I started to decorate my mini-office with a photo frame with an ex. Hahaha! My graduation photo in high school and other cute stuff. I used a drafting board so that I could post some reminders in there and other used bondpapers to recycle for writing random stuff.
That's a nice-looking office table. I bought a rack for my magazines and books. I recycled boxes to put some other small things inside.
This is my bedroom and my mini office.
My simple bed with several plush toys.
Another book about investments and building wealth.
LOL, I just got my salary that time in 2011 and that was the money left in cash. So I kept that money with me.
I was 22 years old back then so in one year of freelancing full-time I was able to save money and invest in things that I need. The TV was for entertainment purposes only.
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