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“Hmm, maybe I’ll put this back,” Orion ummed and erred. “I don’t know if I have money in the budget for both.” One can was one thing, but two whole cans was another story. There was always tomorrow to think of, after all.
“Orion,” Serena rolled her eyes, “it’s just two cans of corn. You have more than enough money to buy five.” The prices at the palace’s smallest grocery store were not known to be pricey. In fact, all servants got a fair amount of free groceries every month as part of their wages. Serena couldn’t remember the last time Orion went over that limit because if he had, it was long before she started working there.
“But you never know when it comes to money, Serena,” Orion replied. “Frivolous expenses can always come back to bite you. At least, that’s what Lady Aphros says.”
“Okay, Orion, first off,” Serena began, “it’s not like we pay to live in our rooms. They pay us to live here. Second, Aphros isn’t the resident authority on financials. Third, when have you ever spent your money frivolously? With how little money you spend, by the time you retire, you’ll be richer than some of the high nobles here.”
“I’m still not sure. I can live off one can of corn for the week, right?” Orion asked.
“For the love of…I’ll buy them for you!” Serena declared. ‘When I find out who traumatized this poor guy into such a mindset, I’m going to…Oh wait, it was probably Aphros…and Medy…maybe not Jace, but he probably didn’t help matters…’ Serena forked over the money for the two cans, roughly the equivalent of what they made in six minutes of work. That battle won, the maid spent the rest of the evening convincing Orion he could eat more than two cans of corn for the entire week.
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Keeping a strict budget is important in maintaining the lifestyle of the working man.
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