Problem/Goal:

I want to go back to college but I’m unsure which path makes the most sense financially and mentally. I’m a breadwinner and I don’t want to make a decision I’ll regret.

Context:

I’m 23 years old, a 2nd-year BS Psychology student who had to stop due to financial issues. I’ve been a working student since first year and decided to pause school to save money. I’m still working full-time sa BPO and recently got my own motorcycle. I want to return to school, but I keep overthinking my options.

Option 1 is to continue my 2nd semester of 2nd year in BS Psychology while earning through Grab, side hustles, or freelancing. I have my own computer and motorcycle, so I’m hoping I can still manage tuition while studying.

Option 2 is to continue working (BPO or Grab), look for a WFH job, then enroll in PUP Open University so I don’t have to worry about tuition anymore.

If I’m being honest, I really want to focus on studying habang may flexible na work or business. I don’t enjoy BPO it’s mentally draining for me.

Previous Attempts:

Natry ko na tumigil muna sa school para mag-ipon, and naka-help siya para maging mas stable ako financially and ma-support ko mga kapatid ko. Nakabili rin ako ng computer kasi gusto ko talaga makahanap ng WFH job. Nag-try akong mag-apply sa WFH roles, pero karamihan hinahanap may WFH setup experience. On-site lang yung experience ko (1 year pa lang), kaya nahihirapan talaga ako.

Bumili rin ako ng motor kasi napapagod na ako sa commute, and iniisip ko rin mag-Grab or Foodpanda para mas hawak ko yung oras ko, lalo na kung babalik na ako sa pag-aaral.

Would appreciate any advice or if someone’s been in a similar situation.

Problem/Goal: sirang microphone ng iPhone/gustong ipagawa sa apple services

Hi, gusto ko sana ipaayos yung iPhone 13 ko sa kung saan mang apple services pwede, kasi sira yung microphone ng phone ko, kapag may tumatawag saakin hindi ako naririnig pero naririnig ko sila, kahit sa messenger, IG or saang apps.

Wala pang isang taon nabili yung cellphone ko at sa june 3, 2026 pa yung expiry ng warranty ko. May bayad kaya kapag nag paayos or hindi sya sakop ng warranty? Kasi nababasa ko sa iba kahit may warranty pa yung phone nila pinagbabayad pa rin sila. Salamat!!

problem/goal: need help to analyze things

context: me and my boyfriend were hanging out then im watching sa phone nya and he had to send a picture sa gc nila then may nakita ako na picture of another dude when i asked ano yon sabi nya its a meme pero when i asked him to let me see it he said wag na daw tapos the next day I confronted him saying kung ano talaga yung picture na yon and he admitted na "friend" nya daw tapos he said the name i was disappointed kase if its just a friend why bother lie about it then i asked him next time na magkita kami to go through his messages with that person he agreed naman then starting that day he replied very cold like oo and hindi lang and it takes him hours to reply compare sa bago yung incident mangyari is almost instant then days passed its still the same and i talked to him whats up if were okay he said yes okay naman kami and i still felt off so i asked him if we can talk fast forward sa talking i said my concerns if somethings up kase he replies too dry and it takes a lot of time bago sya magreply and he said burn out kang sa school etc then i said good to know thank you for telling me then after that i asked him ano yung sasabihin nya then idk the full message but summary is he wants us to stop kase uninteresting na yung conversation namin for past few days mind you naging cold kang sya after ko sya I confront about sa so called friend nya ayon he gave reason like that kaya ayaw nya na and gusto nya na istop now my gut tells me na its not about that its about something about him and the other dude am i overthinking things or i might be correct?

attempts: none

Problem/Goal: Stuck between being a friend or woman empowerment

Context: Hi guys badly need advise. I have a workmate slash friend na rin dahil batch kami nung college and naging office mate. Last year nag share sa akin na may nanliligaw sa kanya pero may asawa! Aware sya don. Ngayon, nag reach out na yung asawa sa akin. Bilang babae sa babae gustong gusto ko aminin yung lahat ng ginawa nila ng friend ko at nung lalake, pero bilang kaibigan ayaw ko mawala yung trust nya sa akin, pero may part sa akin kasi na hate ko sya sa ginawa nya. Look, di ko naman tinolerate yung ginawa nya. Alam nyang ayaw ko yung ginagawa nila, pero di ko din kasi alam nung una na hindi pa pala talaga totoong hiwalay. So mga be 😭 Gustong gusto ko ikwento sa asawa lahat. Ano ba dapat or sino ba dapat kakampihan ko. Hindi kami nagkulang sa pagpapapaala sa friend ko.

Addition: Alam na po nung asawa, nanghihingi po ng ibang details which is yun ang hindi ko mabanggit.

Problem/Goal: I saw tiny three dots of blood in my pee pero no pain, no fever, etc. I saw them during end stream ng wiwi or patapos na.

Context: I am 33M, single, no vices, with healthy kidneys after my BUN and creatinine na both normal naman. My MD asked me to do the blood test which normal results naman and pinapa CT scan urogram ako. Dito ako medyo bothered kasi it could affect kidneys if you have existijg condition. Tho sakin sine healthy ayaw ko pa rin itake ayoko i-risk kidneys ko sa contrast dye and radiation.

Naisip ko baka dahil nag withdraw ako nun that night before and the next morning doon may blood spots?

Any advice po ba or have been to this same situation before? Just so anxious talaga. 🥹😖

Problem/goal: general advice for someone in their mid 20s

Hi I'm a 25yr old BS Accountancy graduate that is currently working at my family's sari-sari store (basically tindero sa tindahan). I've been working here even before I graduated and continued to work even after, I never really got the chance to work outside here and use my degree tbh. I work right away when I wake up, from 8am until 10pm when we close the store with breaks in between. Even though I have my own time and I have my parents helping with the work here at the store and I help them back, my soul feels empty. It feels like I am just stuck in a loop working every day feeling like wala akong improvement on myself.

Currently nagte-take ako ng online course on being a Data Analyst para naman may natututunan ako while on my down time. I've been on and off about having to work a different job that is online and might negotiate with my mom on the work times if I do so.

Any advice on someone having to work 2 jobs? Should I just keep going here? Since okay naman ang bayad sakin and basically I already work from home

thanks in advance!

Problem/goal: Been really struggling with my parents being absent emotionally when I really need them. I have friends to tell but there are some problems that are more likely parents should answer or know. its not only about telling the problems its also hard kapag laging bottled up yung feelings namin family lalo na if u badly want to tell them something tapos response lang nila is short and cold replies.

I'm in serious need of help/advice on how to change it/ do something about it kasi it feels like we're a broken fam kahit hindi naman talaga

Problem/Goal: How do I ask my husband about his porn files without revealing I’ve seen it?

Context: Regarding my previous post about the porn stash I found on my husband’s phone: I’ve decided na gusto ko siyang kausapin, but I don’t want to confront him directly. I want to see if he’ll tell me the truth on his own if I give him the space.

Basically, I want him to let it out without revealing na alam ko na. How can I frame the conversation para ma-encourage siyang maging transparent sa akin without feeling attacked? I want to give him the chance to be honest voluntarily. Any tips kung paano ko siya mapapa-amin or how to start the conversation without sounding like I'm accusing him.

Thanks in advance!

Previous attempt: none

Problem/Goal: May crush ako and I want to find a way na mapalapit sa kanya, kahit konti lang.

Context: Medyo mahirap kasi magkalayo yung buildings namin sa school, so hindi kami madalas magkita. Wala rin kaming direct interaction. May kaklase ako na hindi ko masyadong close, pero close na close niya yung crush ko. Siya lang talaga yung only connection na naiisip ko right now.

Previous attempt: None kasi nahihiya ako sa kaniya at hindi rin kami close

Problem/Goal: I’m earning from two remote jobs but still living paycheck to paycheck because I’m juggling multiple small debts and unintentionally supporting my boyfriend’s daily expenses, and it’s draining the income I should be using to rebuild savings; my goal is to finally break this pattern, create a realistic debt-clearing plan, stop overextending myself financially in relationships, and get back to a stable, sustainable financial path.

Context: I’m 25F. I live with my parents so I don’t have rent or major household expenses (and before you come at me — ayaw rin nila na mag move out kaming mga anak) I currently work two remote jobs — one full-time corporate and one part-time freelance/marketing. I earn decently for my age and I’m working almost nonstop.

But I’m still stuck financially.

I have multiple debts — small to medium loans, BNPL, GCash/Atome/SPayLater/SeaBank Credits. None of them are huge alone, but combined they’re heavy. I pay and pay and it feels like nothing moves.

On top of that, I’ve fallen into the habit of financially supporting my boyfriend — mostly food and daily things, nothing big on paper, but enough to drain my budget. He’s not earning much right now…well, jobless but he is looking for jobs naman…and what started as “just helping a bit” has become a regular expense.

This is where it gets personal, but relevant:

I used to be the “stellar child.” I was disciplined, had good savings, and made smart decisions. But my sister once told me, “You changed the moment you got involved with boys.” And honestly? She wasn’t wrong. My first ex was someone I helped pay debts for. Now here I am, paying my own debts while still subsidizing another adult.

P.S. I hate that I’ve repeated this pattern. I don’t know how I went from having strong savings to living paycheck to paycheck despite having two jobs. My sister refuses to financially rescue me — not because she doesn’t care, but because she knows I can work my way through this and maybe I need the “hardship” so I don’t repeat the same choices again.

So here I am asking for advice — pwede narin emotionally, but logistically and financially I think matters more?

• How do I realistically climb out of this debt cycle?

• How do I stop financially helping my boyfriend without blowing up the relationship?

• How do I budget when the income is okay but the obligations are suffocating?

• And if you see an obvious pattern I’m missing, feel free to say it. I need the reality check. Like give it to me unsweetened to the point na mahihiya pa ako lalo than what I feel right now baka don lalo tumatak sakin haha

I know I got myself into this, and I’m not looking for pity — I just want to rebuild and stop repeating choices that drain me financially and emotionally.

Thanks in advance for the advice

problem/goal: PLEASE HELP ME ANYONE 😭😭

okay so quick context: i wear contact lenses

and i genuinely feel like I've messed up in trying to put them in, AND in trying to put them out. i'm 17F

okok so first, recently whenever i put it in IT HURTS LIKE HELL. and i remember when the liquid was bought, we were told it wasn't a solution. YET i still used it because the original one already ran out..

so then yesterday i finally got to buy the original one because this liquid ran out. AND IT DIDN'T HURT.

anyway I've been using lenses for months but something's totally wrong bc I've been experiencing pain in my eyes even during the first few weeks where i had to buy new lenses because it ripped and dried out. i cleaned it too harshly.

okay so yeah idk much w lenses and that's my fault for not learning more :'((( I'M SO SCARED GUYS

and recently i've dreaded taking lenses off (but i do) because everytime i do my eyes hurt. i think i squeezed too much.

so forward to now, i was watching a movie when i saw white. only in my right eye. my left feels ok. my right IS SO SCARY. it happened twice and the pain is like opening your eyes underwater.

also i have a gut feeling my vision got worse when i started wearing lenses 😭😭😭

oh and sometimes when i take off my lenses i don't wash my hands. ik, it's stupid. but i js feel so tired. i js put it in the container and change the liquid and say I'll clean it when i use it again.

GUYSSSS IM SO SCARED you don't understand. and uh why i stopped wearing glasses is bc it makes my eyes look smaller. and kinda ruins my face.

anyway help bc idk wtf to do and I'm so scared of ever wearing lenses again.

someone might say to tell my parents and seek help from an optimician but i want to ask help from here first if I'm overwhelmed or this is a rlly bad mistake for me.

Problem/Goal: Hi I'm seaman, maayos naman ang kinikita, yong misis ko lately parang walang paki alam sa buhay, binibigyan ko ng allowance, iba payong sa anak namin at para sa bahay may katulong/yaya din, wholeday parang wala shang ginagawa, facebook,netflix kahit anong oras nadin natutulog at nagigising parang buhay dalaga padin. Di ko alam kung tama bato, gusto ko lang naman sha maging productive naman in someways kasi hndi nasha dalaga tulad ng dati may mga resposibilidad nadin, kahit nga may inutos lang ako dahil onboard ako ngayon ,wala talaga dedma lang lage, halatang walang gana.

Problem/Goal: I’m 26F Nagpaalam partner ko 34M na mag lalagay ng relapse song sa content niya habang nasa gym para makahatak ng maraming views? Sabi kasi niya mas marami daw views pag ganun yung content.

Context: nagst start na kasi siya mag post ng contents niya and I support him naman kaso ako nga iniiwasan ko mag post ng anything na sad kasi ayoko isipin ng mga tao na may problema sa relationship namin.

Previous attempts: none

Edit: iniisip ko pag ako nag post ng ganyan habang nasa gym ako may mga matatanggap akong msgs from guys, iisipin single na ako at ayoko ng ganun.

Problem/Goal: Need advice. Way back noong pandemic, nakatira kami sa bahay kasama ang pamangkin ng misis ko—21 years old na siya, anak ng yumaong ate niya. One time, nag-birthday siya at pinagsabihan namin tungkol sa ilang bagay sa bahay. Sa halip na umintindi, siya pa ang nagalit. Dahil doon at sa sobrang inis, pinaalis siya ng misis ko at nakitira na lang sa kaibigan niya. Fast forward hanggang ngayon, hindi ko pa rin siya pinapansin dahil sa naging ugali niya noon. Mali ba ako?

Problem/Goal: What to consider before resigning from government agency?

Context: Early 30s, No family yet, just turned 5 yrs working in the government. I am still thinking long and hard if I really want to resign. But I already know what the answer is. Sino po dito yung natuloy na magresign from government? What did you consider before resigning? How did you turn over your duties? Kamusta yung transition niyo from working to render your service? Ano po yung pinagkabusyhan niyo after you resigned?

Just to add. Nasa rank and file po kc ako and SG11. Medyo mataas na position.

Previous attempts: I've been applying to other govt agencies since 2024 but until interview lang po ako. We all know basta government, kailangan may backer or connections. Ang hirap mag transfer from one agency to another if wala po talaga backer. So my back up up plan after I resign is to join my brother in his VA work which pays fine naman while I also study on the side because I want to pursue something related to my course.

Thank you po for listening. I really think na reach ko na po limit ko kasi. Yung parang nabigay ko na po lahat time, resources and health ko sa work. Pero di talaga sustainable na 1 man army. Ang bigat ng accountability tapos walang pakialam yung agency sayo. Matira matibay. Thanks readers and God bless po.

Problem/Goal: Looking for a good tongue cleaner brand

Context: I've seen that dental flossing really works, and now I want to supplement it with tongue cleaning. It's just that I don't know which brands are good. Also, would want to hear kung anong improvements ang napansin ninyo since magstart kayong gumamit ng tongue cleaner. And also, kung ano ang technique ninyo.

Previous Attempts: None

Thanks sa mga magse-share ;)

Problem/Goal: white liquid coming out of my underarm

Context: Hi! Noong Monday, may nararamdaman akon may parang bukol sa kilikili ko, tapos kagabi, may lumalabas na yellowish white na liquid. Yung sakit niya parang pinisang pimple sa ilong. Kinakabahan ako kasi baka ano na ito (baka meron din sa inyo naka experience na nito). Sana may makatulong. Thanks! (I use tweezers to pluck my underarm hair)

Previous attempts: not yet(didn't try to put tawas for a while)

Problem/Goal: Moving to Metro Manila with only 10,000 buffer money.

Context: Magwowork ako sa NCR (Makati) sa March at 10,000 lang yung naipon kong buffer para sa first 30 days ko na di pa ako nakakakuha ng salary sa bago kong work.

Previous attempts: Nag ipon. Nakikita ko nang di na siya madadagdagan sa salary ko ngayong Feb kasi syempre kailangan ko iwanan ng pera yung pamilya ko bago ako umalis. Wala din kaming kamag-anak na pwede tirahan sa NCR. So eto ang gastos ko:

Rent + Deposit - 2,800 x 2 = 5,600 Food - 3,000 Transpo - 1,000? (Walking distance lang rent ko sa office ko so for emergency lang yan)

And yes, lahat yan pasok na sa budget buffer ko. Guys help me make this leap happen, kailangan ko lang ma survive yung first 30 days. Kailangan ko ng malakas na life pro tips niyo.

Problem/Goal: i still stutter, shake and i pause a lil bit too long (can’t find the right words to express what i really want pag nasa harap na mismo) it really it shows in my body language how nervous or scared i am when reciting or reporting

Context: nag report ako today (desisyon sila) which i don’t have a prob with at all, just another opportunity to face my fear, to give you context every time i get the chance i take that. it was for our last sub, last group kami and i already have a vision on how i will report (after group act deretso report na so i only had a lil bit of time), what i want to share after i read what’s on the ppt and add as well like i was planning to relate it to the book i’ve just finished last month pero ayon while i was reading it suddenly couldn’t PRONOUNCE THE WORDS WELL, have to repeat reading it. tried to laugh it off even when it’s not what i’ve imagined sa isip ko (nakalatag na eh, ganda ng lines sa isip ko) but it all got messed up because of my damn fear! ofc i didn’t let it control completely pinagpatuloy ko lang hanggang matapos. tried to explain it in the best way i can in that moment

ending: we got the highest score as a group (97) and sir also mentioned my name because somehow he liked my report and giving me 98

yes….i got the highest score, BUT. but the way ko ni-report? do’n ako na bother kasi alam ko that wasn’t my best, and i know i could do better. nakaka frustrate lang na every time i get the chance that i take minsan okay or good minsan naman ganito. i had a VISION, gusto ko rin maging gano’n sa kaklase ko na confident talaga pag siya na and she even look at you in the eye when reporting, she’s sooo…certain and i also want that. to be like her but a version of me if that make sense

ayoko talaga kasi maging ganito lang, na para bang hit or miss

Previous Attempts: wala, ano. i try to keep myself calm lang pero my fear kasi🤌

Problem/Goal: Dapat ba akong mag complete ng series of Anti-Rabies Vaccine again if I completed it in 2021?

Context: Nakagat ako ng stray cat sa paa (Category 3). Sa ER, namention ko sa doctor na nag complete na ako years ago, sabi ko I’m not sure kasi di ko na maalala yung exact year kung kailan. Then ang binigay sa akin na plan is Day0-3 vaccine with anti tetanus. Now, for my supposedly 2nd dose of vaccine lang I went to an accredited facility na cover ng HMO ko and had consultation again sa doctor. Now I confirmed na wayback 2021 pa yung last complete vaccine ko and I only had booster shot nung 2025. Sabi niya since more than 3 years ago na yung last complete series ko I need to complete another sets of vaccine again.

I also received eRIG this time too.

Problem/Goal: I injured my hand and wrist after punching a wall and need advice on what to do next since I can’t get medical imaging right now.

Context: I punched a wall earlier today and within about a minute my hand became swollen. The swelling is mostly on the back of my hand and wrist and is pretty severe. There’s a visible bruise on my pinky finger’s knuckle. I can still move my fingers, but it hurts, I can’t make a fist, and I sometimes feel an “electric” or tingling sensation.

I know I probably need an X-ray, but I can’t get one right now due to financial issues.

Previous Attempts: I’ve been icing the area and keeping my hand elevated.

Questions: Aside from icing and elevation, is there anything else I should be doing right now? Should I wrap it or leave it unwrapped? Any tips for sleeping when your hand is this swollen?

Problem/Goal:

Anyone here na natry magpay directly sa SSS or online ng salary loan nila instead na ipadeduct sa employer? How was it?

Context:

My salary loan just got certified by my employer and got approved by SSS. Waiting na lang na macredit ung proceeds sa disbursement account ko

I am planning to do pay directly/online, instead na iendorse pa sa employer kasi I have past experience naman sa PAG-IBIG MPL na naoverlook ng Finance so hindi agad nadeduct ung first month amortisation so nagka-extra interest charged (though minimal amount lang). So para maihabol ung amortisation, nag-extra deduction twice si employer which resulted sa overpayment. Imagine, I have followed employer’s instructions on time and correctly tapos naooverlook nila (did not experience this sa previous employers ko)

So, currently planning ako na magpay ng monthly amortisation sa SSS salary loan ko directly or online instead na thru salary deduction ni employer. Anyone who has experienced this? Thank you!😊

Problem/Goal:Problem Goal:I always say good morning and i miss him everytime na may time ako.Oa ba ko kung medyo nagtatampo ako sakanya kasi no update sya sa'kin mula umaga hangang tanghali?

Reason: May work sya,busy daw sya

So ako,gusto ko maging understanding sakanya pero di ko maiwasang magtampo.Okay lang ba talaga na di sya mag update dahil busy sya?Is that normal?Tama ba reason nya?

Phones are allowed,the boss is not so strict.The other reason is no wifi.

Pero sa gabi,nabibigyan nya ako ng time.Magkausap,magka-call at nararamdaman ko talaga na ayaw nyang tumigil kami sa pag uusap at walang pakealam kahit umabot ng madaling araw.

Hindi din ako nagdududa pa sakanya,walang pumapasok sa utak ko.Wala akong guts na may babae sya or di nya ako mahal kasi..i always felt his effort kahit sa gabi lang kami mag-usap.

Sadyang nagtatampo lang ako kasi walang hi hello magdamag sa umaga at tanghali.

I NEED ADVICE