LIVING WITH THE IN LAWS

Me and my kids are living with my in laws.  I know some eyebrows will raise and some will understand.  And here some of the things I appreciate about my situation.

1.  FREE RENT.  My in laws' house is inside a company owned property so I do not need to worry about rent and amortization.

2.  FREE ELECTRICITY.  Our room is airconditioned 24 hours a day.  It is only turned off when my kids are taking a bath and when we go out of the house which is very rare.  We also have a television set and a refrigerator inside our room.  We don't pay for electricity because it is paid by the company where our house is situated.

3.  FREE FOOD.  My in laws shop for our food.  But sometimes, I am the one who buy my kids' milk and snacks.

4.  FREE WATER.  We drink water from dispenser and my kids get their milk water from there also.  We also use mineral water for cooking.  We can empty 1 big pet bottle in a day.  P35 / bottle times 30 days = P 1,050.  I already save P 1,050 a month for drinking water only.

5.  FREE TRANSPORTATION.  My eldest son is already in Kinder 2 and my in laws arranged a service vehicle to drive and fetch him from school and I don't even have to pay for the driver and the fuel!

6.  FREE CABLE.  We don't pay for our cable subscription.  The company where I worked does.

7.  SAVE MONEY.  Since we do not spend much by living with my in laws, I have the opportunity to save enough money.

There are also issues about FREEDOM, DISCIPLINE and INDEPENDENCE about my situation.  I admit I wanted to live separately before because I want to have my own decision about everything and do things differently.  But when I accepted my situation and realized the PROS outweighs the CONS, I am very happy and lucky that I have a very generous and supportive in laws.  Besides, they love our kids very much.

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