Female VA Survives Millions in Debt with the Help of a Secondhand Laptop
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT – A female VA inspired netizens after sharing how a secondhand laptop helped her escape millions in debt.
Recently, Socially Myra- WFH life, a Facebook content creator. shared how a simple secondhand laptop helped turn her life around during one of her darkest times. The post earned praises and admiration from the online community.
During the pandemic, her family’s business collapsed. They lost their savings, sold off properties, and struggled with unpaid loans, credit cards, and bills. At one point, she was left with only P26,000 in her bank account and was drowning in debt worth millions. It felt like everything was falling apart.
Instead of giving up, Myra decided to try freelancing. With no guarantees, she took a leap of faith and spent P21,300 to buy a secondhand laptop online. The specs were just enough to get her started, but that simple laptop became the key to a new beginning.
Without any clients yet, she learned everything she could, applied for online jobs, and worked hard day and night. Over time, her efforts paid off. She started landing clients, built her income, and slowly climbed out of debt.
Through determination and sleepless nights, she didn’t just survive, she grew her freelancing career and helped her family recover.
Today, she has paid off their dream car, their house and lot, and even started buying back the property they once had to let go. She has also built solid savings and an emergency fund for her family. The old laptop may have been retired, but it remains a symbol of courage and hope.
Here is the full post:
“THE SECOND-HAND LAPTOP THAT SAVED ME FROM MILLIONS OF DEBT
I took this photo on January 7, 2022, the day I received it straight from LBC.
Storytime:
The pandemic turned our lives upside down.
Our once-thriving business was collapsing right before our eyes.
Savings were wiped out. Properties were sold.
Bank loans, car and housing loans, and credit cards were unpaid.
I remember staring at my bank account with just ₱26,000 left and thinking,
“Paano na?”
“Ano na’ng gagawin namin?”
I felt like my world was crashing.
I had hit rock bottom.
Until I made a decision. I was going to become a VA.
I took the risk and used ₱21,300 of what was left in our savings to buy a second-hand laptop online and start my freelancing journey.
Walang kasiguraduhan kung makaka-client ba ako. Bahala na.
I even remember my husband mumbling,
“Hays, nipalit nakag laptop, wala pa man kay client. Ibayad nalang nato na sa sakyanan.”
I just shrugged it off. I understand he was completely clueless back then of how freelancing works.
That laptop had the bare minimum specs.
But it was enough to get me started.
Enough to learn.
Enough to start applying.
Enough to believe that maybe, just maybe–this could work.
And it did.
I hustled hard. I landed clients.
I pulled all-nighters. I took on more clients.
I grew and thrived.
Definitely not an easy road to take but quitting was never an option back then. Nope.
My bills are bigger than my fears! Literally.
That second-hand laptop didn’t just help me earn. It gave me a way out.
-We’re no longer buried in debt I once thought would take forever to pay off
– I’ve built solid savings and an emergency fund for the family
– I paid off our dream car and mortgaged house and lot
– And I’m now in the process of buying back the lot property we once hopelessly sold
Also yes, I’ve finally retired that laptop now
All these and more because of freelancing.
Sometimes, the breakthrough we need doesn’t come with guarantees. Just a little courage, a whole lot of faith, and the strong will to START.”
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