u/Competitive-Read-247

Problem/Goal:
I graduated with BS Accounting Technology in 2019 and BS Accountancy in 2020. I’m currently working in finance/accounting, but I want to seriously study IT and eventually combine the two.
I’m not planning to leave finance. I’m more interested in areas where finance and IT overlap like process automation, SQL/databases, systems, data, ERP, maybe even AI applications in finance.

The problem is I’m not sure which path would be the most practical and efficient at this point (tumatanda na ko and although naglalakas loob ako, there's also this fear na baka kinakalawang na utak ko hahaha).

Context:
I’ve been working as an outsourced accountant for around 5 years now. I’m not a CPA, but I genuinely enjoy what I do.
At the same time, IT was actually the course I wanted to take back in high school. I ended up taking Accountancy instead, and now that I’ve been working for a few years, I keep seeing situations where having proper IT knowledge would be really useful.

Sa ngayon, I am looking at several options & weighing their efficiency & practicality:

1. Take BSIT as another degree and hopefully have a lot of my previous subjects credited, so I can focus mostly on the IT subjects.
2. Take certifications/short courses in things like Python, SQL, data, etc. My concern is that I don’t really have a proper IT foundation yet, so I might end up learning things in pieces without understanding the bigger picture. And this may take longer years.
3. Take a Master’s in IT/Information Systems, if there are schools that accept non-IT graduates through bridging subjects.

Online learning would be ideal for me because I’m from Pampanga and I’m also working full-time.

Previous Attempts:
I’ve started emailing schools and asking about crediting, bridging subjects, tuition, and online programs, but I haven’t committed to anything yet.
For someone in my situation—working in finance/accounting with 5 years of experience and aiming to move into IT-finance overlap areas, what would be the most practical and efficient path to build strong IT skills without starting completely from scratch?

Asking for the add-ons price like anti-rad and transition lenses.

I know over-romanticized na ang struggles ng mga eldest daughter. So disclaimer; I am not here to romanticize my struggles, I am here to get it off my chest, feel heard, and seen.

I am sure most of you have already heard about the struggles of a bread winner, tapos eldest daughter pa. I am fully aware of that, I have been experiencing it since I was young.

Kung iisipin, by this time, dapat manhid na tayo, sanay na tayo of all the struggles that we go through on a daily basis, pero some days are harder. And it boils down to the point na you cannot feel anything anymore.

Despite everything, I try my best to be grateful kasi blessed pa rin naman ako, di naman ako pinapabayaan ni Lord, bliness naman niya ko ng talino at galing sa trabaho for me to keep two jobs and the strength to keep up kahit nakakapagod magwork ng 6am-12am sometimes longer pa nga. Blessed pa rin naman ako ng fiancee na understanding at patient, someone who gives importance to family more than anything. I appreciate life.

But lately, I feel like nauubos na ko to the point na di ko na magawang magpasalamat sa Diyos dahil sa araw araw na ginawa niya, struggle na lang. Oo, binigyan niya ko ng dalawang trabaho, pero bago yon, and even after that, malaking responsibility naman yung bumagsak sa akin.

Eldest daughter ng absent father (sperm donor) and a dead mom. Eldest granddaughter to grandparents who only have me. Eldest sister to siblings na nagaaral pa, at isang currently unemployed at may binabayarang utang dahil sa pagkaka-offload niya.

Sa araw araw na nabubuhay ako, I feel like I only wake up to hear about bills that needs to be paid, tuition fee, credit card statements, some unexpected bills na sobrang lalaki (like sudden hospitalization ng grandparents), utang na naiwan ng nanay ko without the knowledge na co-maker pala ako.

I am only in my mid 20s, before my mom died, my bf proposed to me, we were supposed to be building our life together by now, kasal na dapat kami ngayon, nakapagdown na dapat kami sa lupang binibili sana namin. Pero ngayon nauubos ako para sa pamilya ko. Yung dati kong bank account na pwede na ko buhayin kahit 1 year ako magpahinga, wala nang natitira.

These are my raw emotions, I am not going to proofread it and edit here and there, now that I've written what I have been feeling, may natitira pa naman palang gratefulness sa puso ko. Sana lang, hindi matuluyang maubos dahil napapagod na ko magprovide para sa iba. Napapagod na ko mabuhay para sa iba. Gusto ko nang mabuhay para sa sarili ko.

But above all, sana sa pagrarant kong ito, hindi bawiin ni Lord yung blessings niya. I know it may sound wrong, but I hope God knows that I've been thinking na pambawi niya lang sa akin to sa pagkuha sa mommy ko, ang nagiisang katulong ko sa buhay, ang bestfriend ko.

I hope God knows how much I lost when He took my mom —so much that I have to run to reddit to get this off my chest.

Hi! Madalas ako sa Baguio before so there's where I buy my coffee grounds. Pero now na napirme na ko sa Pampanga, walang malapit na bilihan ng kape. (AFAIK, meron naman sa malls sa pampanga and a few stores pero malayo kasi sila sa area ko, like 1 hour away).

Konti na lang yung stock ko, probably 2 weeks or less na lang, so I am looking for stores online na fresh talaga yung grounds or beans.

P.S. grounds talaga binibili ko kasi nga madalas naman ako sa baguio before (at least twice a month), now that I am in Pampanga, I feel like it's better to store beans then grind them myself na lang.