When the man heard the phone ring, his stomach began to turn. Something told him this was the call he had been dreading, “Sir, I’m calling from the bank to let you know we are foreclosing on your home. You are going to be evicted in one week.”

The man began to beg, “You can’t do this. I haven’t been able to find work since I was laid off and I have nowhere to take my wife and children.” But the banker replied, “Sir, I am sorry there is nothing I can do.”

For a moment the man sat there stunned, but he then kicked into survival mode. Grabbing his tools, he began dismantling the light fixtures and removing the non-essential appliances. The next day, he dragged them into his yard and sold them in a yard sale. The items moved quickly, and once the last item was gone, the man went to work remo…