wealth disposal

this week, we sold two of our cars - my dad's old toyota corolla and my sister's honda civic. my sister decided to sell her car when she was still in the hospital mainly because she was going to stop working and we needed the extra cash to cover the hospital balance. she was teary-eyed when the buyer took the car finally today. i guess seeing the only major purchase in her life going was saddening. in a way it is and i may never probably understand it fully because i am not one to get tethered with material things. besides, six cars for a family of five is a luxury and not a practical choice. we still plan to sell the van and hopefully get the other honda civic in working condition. i wonder what the neighbors think seeing us selling some of our assets - i can just imagine their tongues wagging and gossiping. been in this neighborhood a long time to not know how much people talk about other people. and for the record, i don't participate in idle gossip - heck, i don't even know half of the people in the neighborhood. we still have my car and my SUV and maybe when we get to breathe better financially, we can get another car for my mom and sister - a second hand car ain't that bad. its a good thing i did not sell my car when i got the SUV, for one its one of the well-maintained cars and still runs perfectly. we're not going to be poor - as long as i have a job.