The man was extremely handsome, exuding a noble demeanor completely devoid of any mundane qualities. Yet now, he was discussing frugality with her with utter seriousness. In an instant, Catherine Ford felt a twinge of annoyance, thinking she should not have spoken to Benjamin Jones about such matters, as if she was dragging a divine being into the mortal realm, somehow tainting him.
However, this annoyance was fleeting. Ever since she had Alice, her instinct to budget tightly led her to a concrete conclusion: she would need about five hundred a week for groceries, which sums up to two thousand a month. If she dined at Benjamin's, she would only need to spend a quarter of her usual expenses. That meant she could save nearly fifteen hundred, plus another three hundred for transportation. All this money could be saved for Alice's school expenses.
