Hmm, thanks for the tip, stormie24! It may be the incentive I need to get her to read more. Most likely though, she will be an adult by the time she gets to book four!
I don't think he was attempting to be "pretend poor". I think he was just examining his spending habits. Still, he cheated so much even his personal experiment was for naught.
sadtomato, Vancouver is a city. I don't live in a city! I live in a tiny town of about 8,000 people. We have a local coffee shop, which won't last long because people can get coffee at a diner for half as much.