He handed me a printed spreadsheet on heavy paper.

The columns listed our joint income, the grocery estimates, the average utility costs, and the monthly payments for the home equity line of credit.

I looked at the third column.

He had counted my weekend project management shifts as permanent monthly income.

“You wrote down four extra weekend shifts a month for me,” I said.

“Just through the summer,” Daniel said.

“If you keep taking those weekend hours, your extra pay will cover the grocery and utility bills completely.”