My daughter was asking me to buy her a new gadget which I know I really could not afford that time.  There were too many bills that needed to be settled first and buying what my kid wanted was not on the priority list.  It really hurts to see my girl get disappointed.  So as a compromise, I told her that she should work in the house like do her chores religiously if she really wanted to get that thing. 

She agreed to our compromise and I was happy.  Not only did I see her do her chores without whining or complaining about it but she did other things that normally she would not do.  She was really being extra helpful around the house and extra nice to her brothers.  That made me see how serious she was in getting that iPod.  With that, I decided to sell gold jewelry that I had so that I would be able to afford to buy it for her.

I went to the site that my friend went to when she tried to sell diamonds to be able to buy her dream car.  Since I already know about the site I knew I was in good hands. I got the check a few days after I sent them the jewels and I have the iPod in my cabinet now, just waiting for the right time to give it to my daughter.