The Andrews/Carter/Cormier family progressed by leaps and bounds this round. Clay received a $50,000 bonus and Ricky brought one in for $75,000! In combination with multiple promotions all around, their bank balance grew significantly. Clay and Paige really came a long way in their lifetimes. They both started out Homeless (Clay was a toddler in my very first CAS family) and ultimately merged their two families, climbing to greater heights together than they ever could have on their own. It's fitting that they died just two days apart, first Clay at age 70, then Paige at 68. Both reached the level of Restauranteur in the Culinary career. As they were never officially married, Clay was the last remaining Andrews in the neighborhood, which means my founding family's name is no more, but he did produce four children with his DNA, so the legacy will live on through them. Their life insurance money further enhanced the family's savings. (Note: I've decided to clarify the rules a bit in regard to life insurance. The rules are that no one below Lower Middle can keep life insurance. I'm adjusting that to state that only a sim Lower Middle or higher can leave life insurance payments to family/friends. This is more in keeping with my thought process, as lower classes would not be able to afford life insurance, but higher-class relatives could certainly leave them money. Hope that makes sense.) In other news, Ethan went off to University, Daisy became a teen and reached the top of the teen Entertainment career, and Mason is now a child. Ricky and Lily spent very little time together because of their work schedules and, consequently, Ricky's eye wandered to Irene Franklin. They've begun having an affair, even though both are in committed relationships. They both have the want to get engaged to each other, but Irene is already engaged to Brandon Baxter, so we'll have to see how that turns out when her household is played. The final bank balance as of the end of fall is $148,366, which means the family is promoted to Upper Middle Class. Their house is already more than adequate for the four remaining family members, so they'll be staying here and replacing their $2500 savings with a $10,000 savings.
Happy Simming!
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