July 12, 2025
In the summer of 2024, I started to receive my pension and had a little more financial freedom, so I decided to do something I hadn’t been able to before - organize my jewelry box. Most of the items I bought myself when I was younger, as well as my mother's keepsakes, no longer fit me, so I started by resizing the rings. Then I took any old items I could turn into cash to buyers. Fortunately, gold prices were at their highest, so I sold some to raise funds for new purchases. When I bought a platinum chain at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, it was my first experience of being pseudo-rich. I also wanted to try jewelry remodeling. It's really amazing how old jewelry that couldn't be used can be revived. In the end, I got a lot of new items. Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year has passed. I spent a fair amount of money, but I gained a fair amount of knowledge and valuable gemstones, so I can say that it was the first and last great entertainment of my life. I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewerly generously. It is said that elderly people in Japan will be wealthiest when they die. We cannot bring money with us when we die, so we should spend as much of it as we can before we die.
2024年の夏から年金がもらえるようになり、少し経済的に余裕ができたので、今までできなかったことをやろうと思い立ちました。ジュエリーボックスの整理です。若い頃に自分で買ったジュエリーや母の形見のほとんどが、もう着けられなくなってしまっていたので、まずは指輪のサイズ直しから始めました。それから、お金に換えられるものは買取業者に持っていきました。ちょうど金相場が最高値だったので、いくつか売って新しいジュエリーの購入資金にしました。日本橋三越でプラチナのチェーンを買った時は、初めての疑似お金持ち体験でした。また、ジュエリーのリフォームにも挑戦してみたかったのです。使えなくなったジュエリーが素晴らしく蘇るなんて、本当に驚きです。結果的に、新しいジュエリーをたくさん手に入れることができました。そろそろ限界かなと思っていた頃、すでに1年近く経っていました。かなりのお金を使いましたが、それなりの知識と貴重な宝石も手に入れることができたので、人生で最初で最後の最高の娯楽だったと言えるでしょう。今の幸せな状況に感謝したいですが、私の人生はあと10数年しか残されていないので、宝石は惜しげなく使いたいと思っています。日本では高齢者が最も裕福な状態で亡くなると言われています。お金を持って死ぬことはできないので、死ぬ前にできるだけ多くのお金を使うべきです。
Die With Money?OPTION A: Will I Maintain Financial Security in My Old Age ¶
OPTION B: Achieving Financial Security in Old Age -- Some Thoughts
OPTION A is more personal and OPTION B is less personal.
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It is said that elderly people in Japan will be wealthiest when they die.
We cannot bring money with us when we die, so we should spend as much of it as we can before we die.
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Thanks for sharing. Hope you enjoy your golden years.
Die With Money?
In the summer of 2024, I started to receive my pension and had a little more financial freedom, s. So I decided to do something I hadn’t been able to before -, organize my jewelry box.
The original sentence is fine but I would break this into two separate sentences.
Most of the items Ithat I had bought for myself when I was younger, as well as my mother's keepsakes, no longer fit me, so I started by resizing the rings.
If you did the resizing yourself, then this is perfect. If you had a jeweler do it then the last part would be better as "... fit me, so I started by having the rings resized."
Then I took any old items I could turn into cash to buyers.a trading company.
For me, this still sounds a little unnatural for selling jewelry. I might say, "Then I took any old items I didn't want to place that buys gold and jewelry and sold them for cash."
Fortunately, gold prices were at their highest, so I sold some to raise funds for new purchases.
This is 100% correct and good. Alternately could also say "Fortunately the price of gold was high, so I sold some pieces so I could buy new jewelry."
When I bought a platinum chain at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, it was my first experience of being pseudo-rich.
I also wanted to try jewelry remodeling.
It's really amazing how old jewelry that couldn't be used can be revived.
In the end, I got a lot of new items.
Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year hasd already passed.
more natural
I spent a fair amount of money, but I gained a fair amount of knowledge and valuable gemstones, so. I can say that it was the first and last great entertainment of my life.
This is correct. It doesn't have to be the "last" though. Stay engaged and entertained everyday. There are always a lot of new things to try and do.
I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewerly generouslry freely.
Generously is ok but freely might be more natural.
It is said that elderly people in Japan will be the wealthiest when they die.
We cannot bring money with us when we die, so we should spend as much of it as we can before we die.
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There is an idiom in English "You can't take it with you." Regarding material things and money.
Die With Money?
In the summer of 2024, I started to receive my pension and had a little more financial freedom, so I decided to do something I hadn’t been able to before - organize my jewelry box.
Most of the items I bought myself when I was younger, as well as my mother's keepsakes, no longer fit me, so I started by resizing the rings.
Then I took any old items I could turn into cash to buyers.
Fortunately, gold prices were at their highest, so I sold some to raise funds for new purchases.
When I bought a platinum chain at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, it was my first experience of being pseudo-rich.
I also wanted to try jewelry remodeling.
It's really amazing how old jewelry that couldn't be used can be revived.
In the end, I got a lot of new items.
Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year has passed.
I spent a fair amount of money, but I gained a fair amount of knowledge and valuable gemstones, so I can say that it was the first and last great entertainment of my life.
I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewerlry generously.
It is said that elderly people in Japan will be wealthiest when they die.
We cannot bring money with us when we diepass away, so we should spend as much of it as we can before we diethat.
Your original sentence is by no means wrong, but I notice that "die" is being repeated a lot (including in the previous sentence), which makes this sentence sound rather stiff. To avoid using it too many times in close proximity, I have replaced some instances of it with something else.
Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year hasd passed.
Your sentence would be very normal/natural in spoken language, but the past perfect (had passed) would be correct in written English.
I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewerlry generously.
I only corrected a small typo :-)
A small suggestion: "I want to be grateful for my current fortunate circumstances" might flow a little better/stay in the same register better than "my current happy circumstances." Once again, your English is impeccable, so this is just a stylistic suggestion.
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What a beautiful reflection! Your text challenged me - I had to research jewelry remodeling, as I had never heard of it before! In that sense, your English is truly better than mine. Thank you for sharing these thoughts and for writing them in such a touching way. I think I only corrected a typo and one verb's mode. You write just as well as many native English speakers. Keep enjoying your journey with English and jewelry.
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We cannot die with money, so we should spend as much of it as we can before we die. |
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Fortunately, gold prices were at their highest, so I sold some to raise funds for new purchases. Fortunately, gold prices were at their highest, so I sold some to raise funds for new purchases. This is 100% correct and good. Alternately could also say "Fortunately the price of gold was high, so I sold some pieces so I could buy new jewelry." This sentence has been marked as perfect! Fortunately, gold prices |
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In the summer of 2024, I started to receive my pension and had a little more financial freedom, so I decided to something I hadn’t been able to do before - organize my jewelry box. |
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Most of the items I bought myself when I was younger, as well as my mother's keepsakes, no longer fit me, so I started by resizing the rings. Most of the items If you did the resizing yourself, then this is perfect. If you had a jeweler do it then the last part would be better as "... fit me, so I started by having the rings resized." This sentence has been marked as perfect! Most of the items I bought myself when I was younger, as well as my mother's keepsakes |
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Then I took any old items I could turn into cash to buyers. Then I took any old items I could turn into cash to For me, this still sounds a little unnatural for selling jewelry. I might say, "Then I took any old items I didn't want to place that buys gold and jewelry and sold them for cash." This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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I spent a fair amount of money, but I gained a fair amount of knowledge and valuable gemstones, so I can say that it was the first and last great entertainment of my life. I spent a fair amount of money, but I gained a fair amount of knowledge and valuable gemstones This is correct. It doesn't have to be the "last" though. Stay engaged and entertained everyday. There are always a lot of new things to try and do. This sentence has been marked as perfect! I spent a fair amount of money, but I gained a fair amount of knowledge and some valuable gemstones, so I can say that it was the first and last great entertainment of my life. |
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It is said that elderly people in Japan will be wealthiest when they die. It is said that elderly people in Japan will be the wealthiest when they die. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have a dozen years left at most in my life, so I want to use it generously. |
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In the summer of 2024, I started to receive my pension and had a little more financial freedom, so I decided to do something I hadn’t been able to before - organize my jewelry box. In the summer of 2024, I started to receive my pension and had a little more financial freedom The original sentence is fine but I would break this into two separate sentences. This sentence has been marked as perfect! ALSO POSSIBLE: In the summer of 2024, I started |
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When I bought a platinum chain at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, it was my first experience of being pseudo-rich. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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It's really amazing how old jewelry that couldn't be used can be revived. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! It's really amazing how old jewelry that |
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In the end, I got a lot of new items. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year has passed. Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year ha Your sentence would be very normal/natural in spoken language, but the past perfect (had passed) would be correct in written English. Just when I thought I might be reaching my limit, almost a year ha more natural This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We cannot bring money with us when we die, so we should spend as much of it as we can before we die. This sentence has been marked as perfect! We cannot bring money with us when we Your original sentence is by no means wrong, but I notice that "die" is being repeated a lot (including in the previous sentence), which makes this sentence sound rather stiff. To avoid using it too many times in close proximity, I have replaced some instances of it with something else. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have a dozen years left at most in my life, so I want to use them generously. |
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I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewerly generously. I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewe I only corrected a small typo :-) A small suggestion: "I want to be grateful for my current fortunate circumstances" might flow a little better/stay in the same register better than "my current happy circumstances." Once again, your English is impeccable, so this is just a stylistic suggestion. I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewe Generously is ok but freely might be more natural. I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewe I want to be grateful for my current happy circumstances, but I only have at most a dozen years left in my life, so I want to use my jewerly generously. |
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