I am really grateful that my family has never had any financial challenges and we were able to live a comfortable life until my brother’s arrest. All that would not be possible if it weren't for my dad because unfortunately we have no family in the U.S. so we are on our own. My dad was able to manage two jobs day and night in order for my family of four to have a comfortable life. At first I was very ignorant about it because I just thought my dad never wanted to be home; but later on noticed that he sacrificed watching both kids growing up inorder to give them a life that he didn’t have. If we did have financial challenges my parents were good at hiding them because I never noticed and they always told me to never worry about the money, but to instead focus on school. But then my older brother got arrested and charged with six felonies. My family was distraught, his bail was 100,000, we didn't have that kind of money so instead we tried to pay a portion of it. That's when I realized that we weren't as comfortable as I thought; my brother had a job but was a bad saver so he never had money. My dad always talked about how he hated going to work on Sundays but since that incident I would hear him call for more work. They never told me but I noticed. They never asked for help but they needed it, so I began to work so with the little money that I earned I would pitch in without telling them. I would see the look of relief on their faces when they noticed that they had more money than they thought. I did it for my parents, not for my brother. Having to manage school and work at the same time was something I thought was easy but it wasn't. I am currently working on trying to manage both and it seems like the financial situation is starting to worsen. But part of me is glad that it is happening because it opened my eyes to how hard my father works and for his hard earned money to just be gone in a matter of events. It pushed me to start maturing and wake up and if I want to live a comfortable life I have to put more effort in my studies. But to also be able to thank my parents for what they have done for me