The Edwards family faced many challenges and changes this winter. Alice got a job as a golf caddy right away, but her sons were not so lucky. Adam wasted no time in proposing to his waitress girlfriend (Linda Cho) and they were married with a baby on the way in short order. Paul, not to be outdone by his brother, decided to give up escorting to marry one of his clients, Linda Barthelet. (Yes, we now have two Linda Edwards.) In addition, he finally found a job working for the syndicate as a pickpocket; his new bride had a job as a fast-food worker. Adam and his Linda remained unemployed but took barista and bartending gigs whenever possible. In due time, baby Amy was born and, shortly thereafter, three things occurred: 1. Paul's Linda discovered she was pregnant, 2. Alice died at age 73, and 3. Paul was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to jail time, despite having spent his wife's life savings on an attorney. Now, my original plan, since both Lindas brought in $5000, was to level everyone up, but have the brothers each take half the money and go their separate ways, moving into their own individual Working Class apartments. However, since they spent $5K on Paul's legal fees, there wasn't enough for them each to have the minimum requirement for Working, which would mean them all moving into an apartment together. This did not seem reasonable to me because the brothers dislike each other and, without their mother's presence to keep the peace, would likely not want to do that. So, I decided that Adam will take his wife's savings and level up his family, while leaving Paul's wife at the motel to await his return from prison. Therefore, Adam, Linda, and Amy are now Working Class, with $5000, and Paul, Linda, and the twins (James and Joseph) Linda delivered, will remain Poverty Class with $1684 in savings after paying the rent. Paul's family might level up next round, and it might not work out so well for Adam's family, given that neither he, nor his wife, are employed, but I guess that's what we'll find out lol!
Happy Simming!
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