When my aunt came home for good, she decided to pay her mother a debt she had taken 12 years ago, but we just laughed.

Since in our time without money, as they say, nowhere – the financial issue is considered almost in any domestic situation. Have you finally found that girl and want to get married? First, meet your parents, show yourself, tell me where you work and what your salary is. Or you want to, say, find yourself. Learn something new, escape the routine. Please, just pay. And donate Your parents, or you earn them, are secondary. Even though you're 18 or 50, all bills have to be paid.



Peels The same goes for family relationships. It used to be borrowed from a distant relative, and no one had any questions. Now your brother will not give you a penny until you certify the contract with a notary. Hard times have come, and everyone is trying to keep theirs. Who knows, maybe this will become the norm in the future. We will try to figure out whether the money is given to relatives or they still need to be returned.

Even I, a young girl, in my incomplete 24 years, perfectly understand how the exchange rate works. Why are some “papers” becoming more expensive, and some are becoming cheaper at an unprecedented rate? I'm not going to give you a first-year economics lecture here. But I want to say that it is not the dollar or the euro that is more expensive in relation to local money. They, our hard-earned, are getting cheaper every day. And this must be understood, although sometimes it seems to me that our people do not even understand such basic truths.

12 years ago, when the world was much more stable, my aunt decided to go to another country for a better life. Or rather, not for life in general, but for better working conditions. Then, as far as I know, there was no such serious competition and it was possible to earn something without special skills and education. And Aunt Katya was just such people: without skills and higher education. She never blamed herself, as far as I know.



She and my uncle lived without straining. Their family was almost caricatured: living from paycheck to paycheck, and if not enough, you can borrow some money from neighbors. At least I remember my mom sighing about it often and feeling sorry for her younger sister. In this regard, everything was different: my parents both worked and made sure that I studied well and found a job in my specialty. For which I am still very grateful.

Before I left, my aunt had been preparing for a long time. She took a course in German for six months. However, this idea later completely failed. It turns out that for this it was necessary not only to sit pants in class, but also to do homework. This was too much for Aunt Katya, because there is nothing more important than your own time to relax. Oh, come on, I learned it on the spot. I wasted my money, that's all.



Then she needed money for tickets and for the first time living in a foreign country. In general, it's normal spending, since you really want to change your life. So my mom lent her the money she needed. As well as German courses, she also helped her beloved sister with this. And after a while, my aunt fled from her home to a new life in a foreign land. At first she expected to come in 5 years. But she was so happy that she decided to stay.

I don't know how they handled this with my uncle, I don't get involved. But, I remember, after 3 years of such a life, rumors began to reach me (just the parents behind the wall were talking painfully loudly) that the aunt had found a new man there. I have no idea how it ended, but my uncle and aunt are still not officially divorced and are legally married. Although, it would seem, they do not have children, so without taking into account the stamp in the passport, they are actually free people. In fact, they have nothing to share. Maybe the feelings won. Who knows them?



For all the time that Aunt Katya spent abroad, she came home only a few times. For a couple of weeks, nothing more. One time she invited us to a restaurant to celebrate her birthday. There was a lot of people there, so I don’t remember that day. I can only remember the abundance of food and booze on the tables, loud music and my aunt, hoppy and cheerful. Perhaps it is normal that a person who does not have the opportunity to relax normally, wants to spend his personal holiday on a grand scale. That's why I'm not judging her. I have only been abroad once, in Egypt. I don’t know what it’s like to work alone in an unfamiliar country.

So, after arriving home permanently aunt for some time was engaged in their personal affairs, and then invited our family to her housewarming. Do they give money for housewarming? That's what I was thinking.

She specifically bought a new apartment to renovate the old and rent out. The thing is that her old housing was exactly near one university, so local students were happy to pay very good money just to live near the academic building. And if you agree with foreigners, it is heaven. So I personally liked this Aunt Katie strategy - the right approach, in my opinion.



But, as it turned out later, Aunt Katya became more cunning not only in terms of real estate. She also learned to deceive her family. Namely my mother. Remember when I told you my aunt borrowed money from her? She decided to pay her obligations. But only the exact amount she took 12 years ago. In local currency, not euro! My mother, having received the “money” back, at first did not even understand anything.

But then I asked my sister, what does that mean? And Aunt Katya, without a hint of irony, answered, they say, so and so. I give as much as I take. Do they give money to relatives or do they need to be returned? My aunt seems undecided.

I should have gotten into the conversation. What is inflation, the depreciation of money? What is conscience, after all. But I wasn't around my mom, I was doing my own thing, I'm getting married soon. Who knew my aunt would be so insolent. It seems always the opposite – it was positive. No money, really. And now, when the money appeared in his pocket, and even his, earned, her attitude towards them has changed quite a lot. Who would have thought?



The worst part is that we can’t get ours back. It was a long time ago, and no one signed any contracts. In fact, she gave away a percentage of what she borrowed. And now he thinks he's right. It was given local currency, not evergreen. But my mother changed her attitude towards her sister. And now there is no business or communication between them. If I see Aunt Katya, I will not say hello to her. Didn't deserve it. And yet, how cheap some people are. Did she have nothing left after buying the house? For the sake of some pennies to deceive a native person?! The mind is incomprehensible. Not a stranger, just a rotten person.