Liberty married into the Browns without asking for anything.

The wedding gift, be it material items or money, should be given according to the current going rate and local traditions. Nevertheless, Jessica’s parents demanded a lot to give to her brothers and left Jessica nothing to start her own family with.

Jessica was not going to say yes to that.

Now that Hank put her in control of the purse strings, Jessica was paying for everything their house needed. She felt the pinch every time she footed the bill.

The responsibility fell on her to manage the household finances and everything was not cheap.

As the head of the household, she started to get on top of their financial situation. Besides, she and Hank were still out of employment.

They were eating away what little savings they had, so they had to be budget conscious.

Jessica was relieved she only contributed one-third of her past salary to her family. She spent another one-third and saved the remainder in the bank. At