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During the coming week, I had had a ton of odd jobs lined up. I made better than average money. Being so busy, the days went quickly, and I slept soundly each night.

Saturday afternoon I arrived home around 4PM. The day before I'd hit the bank to deposit most of the money I earned that week into my savings account. Before I undressed for my shower, I put $11 into a now empty cigar box for my 'Special' fund. Leaving $8 in my wallet for that night.

By 5PM I was showered, groomed, dressed, and seated at the dinner table. By 5:30, Liz and I were in her car, just pulling out of the driveway.

"Before we get too far from the house, are you sure you brought your money? It'd be a long way to come home, and I want to make the 6 o'clock show so we're out early in case we think of something fun to do later."

Taping my pocket, I felt my wallet. So I assured Liz that I was good to go.

"Are you absolutely sure? Because if you're wrong, you know you'll never hear the end of it!" she teased me.

To put an end to Liz's whining, I decided to wave my $8 bucks under her nose. Whipping open my wallet, I froze. My $8 was there, all safe and sound. But I also found two Fives, two Twenties, and a Hundred Dollar bill. All brand new, each had a president with a pair of glasses drawn on him. I recognized my artwork. Liz had saved every bill I'd ever given her.

We never made it to the movies that night. Liz earned herself $150 before we got home.