Last Updated on December 13, 2021 by Izza of SavingsPinayPH
Welcome to my June 2019 net worth update.
It will be in the same layout as last month as I want the net worth updates to stay as simple as possible and reflect real numbers and situations.
June 2019
The month of June flew by real quick. I can’t even imagine what it feels like when the -ber months finally begins. It really seems like yesterday I’ve been planning my year from conducting a review and goals for 2019.
For June 2019, I don’t really have that much highlights I can share in terms of happenings. I did attend the Making Disciples Class at Victory Makati last June 8 and for the third time, the Annual Shareholders Meeting of First Metro Asset Management, Inc. (FAMI). Aside from those two, my month is all about work, work and work.
June 2019 Blog Update and Highlights
There was a huge improvement in terms of the number of posts I published in a month. For my beauty and lifestyle blog, I did nine posts while here in SavingsPinay.ph I was able to publish four new posts.
Still fewer compared to what I planned out but with my day job occupying the majority of my time and effort for the past couple of months, the progress is phenomenal. In case you missed any of my posts for June 2019, here they are:
7 Side Hustles I Did to Make Extra Php 5000 a month
How to Invest in Stocks for Beginners
Sinking Funds – What, Why and How
Blog Income Breakdown
I really have no idea what’s causing the decrease in traffic and income for SavingsPinay. I used to receive around 25,000 to 29,000 pageviews on the blog, down to just 17,000 pageviews for the past three months.
Honestly, I thought the reason for the decline was the lack of posts but now I’m skeptic about it. I really have to talk with my website manager as to what can be done to avoid or to mitigate what’s currently happening.
Thankfully the Google Adsense income is better for this month. I earned $19.56 enough for me to reach my threshold. This means I will have my next payout this July! Yehey!
June 2019 Goals
Something I am excited to include in this new monthly recap is the update on my goals. I believe one of the biggest mistakes I made last year was not reviewing and taking notes of my progress. Thankfully, I learned my lesson and this 2019 I want to do it every month and be as transparent as possible. The set up of my goals update is based on Sir Joe of Retiredby40.org. He is one of the top bloggers I follow.
Financial Goals
End 2019 with Php 250,000 net worth. For 2019, I want to be back as near as Php 250,000 in net worth. Even exceed the said target if possible. And this June 2019, I am 86% near the target.
Tithe 10% of whatever Money I Earn Every Month. This is a very important goal for me. Tithing is more than just a financial term. All of us are called to tithe and bring every tenth of whatever we have back to God. I am tithing way much this year though compared to what I did last year because I re-calculated how much I am earning in a month and in a year. I have cash benefits I receive that I need to tithe to like holiday pay, bonuses and allowances which I failed to include last year. So yep, whatever money I earn every month including the blog (or any side hustle) income will be tithed.
Php 60,000 emergency fund. This is the main goal for 2019. I’ve failed this countless times and I don’t want to fail at it again this year. For June, I am now 55% of the goal. Isn’t that cool?
Monthly Transpo and Food <4400. Again, I failed the goal of staying below Php 4,222 for my both my transportation and food allowance.
Maintain a Working Opportunity Fund. The Opportunity Fund is composed of every side hustle I do. My Opportunity Fund has a significant growth thanks to the March 30 wedding event I did. But, I had to pay for the MacBook Air this May so I used some of it together with some from my bonus. In total my working opportunity fund is now at Php 16,000 which I guess is not bad at all.
Monthly Phone Bill <1500. Another less Php 1500 bill payment for phone. Sweet! My postpaid plan will end this August and I am planning to cut it down instead of renewing.
Invest Php 48,000. For 2019, I plan to successfully maintain 30% saving rate every single month. I skipped some months last year and so this year, the goal is to not skip a month ever. To better track this I decided to just write down the amount I plan to invest with is 20%. The other 10% is saved on emergency fund anyways so you already have an idea on my progress from above. So far I am on track with this goal. I invested a total of Php 26,000.
Blog Goals
Create a better "Archive" for the Blog. I was able to publish a new archive page for SavingsPinay last March. For May 2019, I worked in finding doing some little updates on the overall design of the blog. I don’t know if you notice but I have a new tagline, I help Filipinos bridge the financial literacy gap one content at a time. SavingsPinay really grew from a mere hobby to an advocacy now. Thank you for always reading my blog. But, I still have more things to do. Another archiving I wanted to do as a project this year is the “per topic” which was suggested during my 2018 Reader Survey. I am also including my other blog, IzzaGlinoFull, for this goal and I have yet started doing any progress on the said site.
$500 Adsense Income. Adding the amount I earned from January to June, I have $161.35 earned. I am supposed to be in at least the $200 mark now if I want to really hit my total Adsense income goal for 2019. But, I’m hoping for a miracle as soon as I am able to revive my YouTube channel and post new videos which will make June pretty busy.
Double My Total Published Content. The past four months have been very hard for the blog. I badly need to get my priorities straight and get back to regular posting. To be as realistic as what I can commit for now with the new role I have at work, I will only publish three new posts on my beauty and lifestyle blog. For this blog, I am still aiming the twice a week. Thank you again for bearing with me.
Personal Goals
Read 30 books. I have zero books read for the last three months – March, April, May even June which is a total bummer. That’s why I really am aiming to get back to my routines and hopefully finish four new books for the month of June. Here’s my Goodreads 2019 Reading Challenge for the current status of this goal.
Hike again. I had my first hike for 2019! I had twin day hike experience at Mt. Manalmon and Mt. Gola with my highschool friends. Here’s a quick diary post of the said climb with photos.
June 2019 Net Worth Update
Something that you will notice in my net worth update is that I separated my mutual fund accounts. I am currently invested in an Equity Fund and an Index Fund so I thought it would be nice to see them grow separately.
For the Investments what you are seeing are the net meaning the money I have invested so far. For the current market value as of June 5, 2019 here are the figures:
Stocks – ₱45,003.58
Equity Fund – ₱49,088.19
Index Fund – ₱28,923.92
Final Notes from SavingsPinay
What a month in has been for June. I hope you are okay with the new format of this monthly recaps. Let me know in the comment section below.
How’s your finances in June 2019?