It was economic recession that time and most families were under a tight budget including our family. We did not expect that we will be under the effects of recession because we belong to the upper middle class of the society. But we really never know when tragedy strikes when both my parents were fired from their respective jobs. It was such an emotional moment for our family. Gone were the five cars, three houses and the many things that are in it. We said goodbye to our expensive schools and had to transfer to other schools. Mom and Dad always fight and we could just sigh every time they do that. One day, Mom was shouting at the top of her lungs upstairs. She was cleaning upstairs when she saw something that she has kept for a long time. She never knew she had it because she almost took for granted the material things she had. Mom found a box full of gold and some pieces of diamond in the attic. Though she wondered why there were jewelry there, she was very happy to have found it. She called up my dad and my dad contacted this sell diamond jewelry online and we really got a good price.

We were able to get back on track but coming from a very terrible time of our lives. We became thrifty and simple. We did not get back the five cars, three houses and all the others things we had before. We decided to buy what we need and not but what we want. We are more relaxed and are not pressured by material things. We were thankful that we were able to sell old jewelry and that online company really gave us a good price and we were able to rebuild our life as a family.