From Peso to Passport: Our Family’s Honest Journey to Digital Income and Migration
Hi, I’m glad you’re here.
I’m a work-from-home mom, typing this during nap time while my 9-month-old son sleeps beside me and my husband rests nearby. This isn’t the beginning of our success story — not yet. This is the messy middle, the part where we’re still figuring things out. But that’s exactly why I wanted to start this blog.
Welcome to Work Save Fly — our story of trying to escape the cycle of just surviving.
Why I Started This Blog: Pressure + A Dream
For most of my adult life, our days have revolved around one thing: survival.
Rent, bills, debts, groceries, emergency meds, loans we didn’t want to take but had to. Paychecks that come weeks late. Budgets that never stretch far enough. Side hustles that give hope, then leave us hanging.
And yet, in the middle of all that pressure, there’s still this dream I can’t let go of:
freedom.
Not just financial freedom — although that’s a huge part of it.
But also the freedom to wake up and be with my family. To work on my terms, not some boss’s schedule. To choose where we live, raise our son in a safe and peaceful place, and actually enjoy the years ahead.
Right now, we’re still in the Philippines, but we’re preparing to migrate — hopefully to Portugal. We’re doing it on a tight budget, with a mountain of loans, a delayed salary, and a baby who’s just starting to crawl. But we’re moving anyway. Even if it takes longer. Even if we don’t have everything figured out yet.
Because we’re tired of just surviving. We want to thrive.
What Our Life Looks Like Right Now (The Honest Version)
- I work remotely for a US-based company, but my salary often gets delayed.
- My husband has a heart condition, so I’m always thinking about our future — his health, our son’s stability.
- We’ve tried side hustles — some worked briefly, others didn’t.
- We live paycheck to paycheck. We juggle loans, delay bills, stretch every peso.
- My baby is 9 months old. I’m learning to be a mother while also being the breadwinner.
I know this season isn’t unique to us. So many Filipina moms are carrying this same weight quietly. This blog is for us.
What We’re Dreaming Of (And Working Toward)
- Migration to Portugal, through the D7 visa — a place that’s safer for my husband’s condition and more promising for our son’s future.
- Digital income that’s sustainable — through freelancing, blogging, KDP, and maybe even selling printables or digital planners.
- Peace of mind — no more panicking over due dates, no more calls from loan collectors, no more shame about not “having it together.”
- Time together as a family — not just 1 hour before bedtime, but real time, in the mornings, at lunch, on slow weekends.
I’m building this dream, one blog post, one side hustle, one tiny win at a time.
What You Can Expect from Work Save Fly
This isn’t a blog where everything looks perfect.
This is a blog where I’ll share:
- 💼 Remote Work & Digital Income: Freelancing tips, blogging journeys, KDP experiments, failed attempts, and small victories.
- 💰 Budgeting & Frugal Life: How we’re making it work with what we have — spreadsheets, rice meals, budget hacks.
- 🌍 Migration Journey: From D7 visa steps to choosing cities and learning the Portuguese lifestyle.
- 👶 Mom Life & Parenting: Real thoughts from a first-time mom who’s still Googling everything.
- 🛠️ Healing, Faith & Mindset: Overcoming burnout, staying grounded, finding God in the middle of chaos.
Why I Hope You’ll Stick Around
If you’re a Filipina mom who’s feeling stuck, broke, tired, or unsure — I see you.
This blog is for you.
I want you to know that you are not alone, and more importantly, this isn’t the end of your story.
There is a way forward — it might be slow, it might be messy, but it’s real.
Let’s find it together.
From peso to passport, from survival to freedom —
We’re doing this. One step at a time.
If this post resonated with you, I’d love to hear from you in the comments or via email. Or better yet, subscribe so we can walk this journey together.
You don’t have to figure it all out alone.
To see what Work Save Fly is all about, visit the Start Here page.
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We’re applying for Portugal’s D7 Visa (here’s how it works): https://nomadgate.com/portugal-d7-visa/