Jennifer was relieved but soon faced a new challenge: commuting by cab daily was far too expensive. She needed a car, but with her financial situation, buying one seemed out of reach.
After much searching, Jennifer found a used car and approached the owner, Jeff, with a plea. Explaining her circumstances as a struggling single mother, she asked if he would sell the car to her for $5,000, which was less than its value. Moved by her story, Jeff agreed to the discounted price, as long as she could pay by the next day.
Desperate, Jennifer applied for a loan but was quickly denied due to her poor credit history. Feeling hopeless, she turned to the only option left—selling a treasured family heirloom. It was a gold necklace her late mother had left her, and although the thought of parting with it broke her heart, Jennifer knew it was the only way.
At a local pawnshop, the necklace was appraised at $5,500—just enough to cover the cost of the car and a few daily essentials.
