Down Here at the Pawn Shop

Checking my bank statement I could see I was low on funds. Being almost totally broke my bills started to add up with no plan as to what to do. My cable was turned off a week ago and all there was in the fridge was old cold cuts and something that I'm pretty sure was once a chocolate cake. Each time I placed a call with my cell phone I was afraid it would be my last. I was certain my yearly income would soon rise to meet all my expensive demands but until then I needed a plan to not slip into bankruptcy. I spotted a pawn shop that had been established not far from home. A plan immediately began formulating in my head and I searched high and low for anything of value in my house to get rid of; even that pear shaped engagement ring sitting in the corner of my drawer.

It wasn't that I wanted to sell off my stuff obviously. I liked my Xbox and that set of fine china wasting away in the china cabinet. I was however caught between a rock and a hard spot. Bills had to get paid. With another several years left to pay on my student loan as well as my maxed out credit card, car insurance, rent and a host of other miscellaneous accrued debts I needed some sort of plan to dig myself out of this immediate hole I found myself in. The pawn shop seemed like a good idea at the time if you ask me.

Combing my whole house I came up with many things to rid myself of. From my old collection of compact discs to entire dining sets and three TVs I packed it all into my car for transportation. I thought for a moment about having a garage sale or maybe use Craigslist to unload some of this stuff but I was short on time. I wanted to eat dinner that night and I wanted to avoid the debt collectors at all cost.

At last making it to the pawn shop I unloaded all of my gear and brought it inside. The man was happy to be of assistance and one by one I handed over my possessions for cold hard cash. Finally I pulled from my pocket the pear shaped engagement ring that I one time cherished. Handing it over the man gave me 50 bucks for it though I recall paying a whole lot more when I had initially obtained it.

In total I had accumulated enough money to make it through the month while avoiding a lapse in my car insurance still being able to eat dinner each night. I sometimes still think about that pear shaped ring I gave up and almost regret getting rid of it. Then I'll take a heaping mouthful of home style pasta and grin at having a full belly.


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