Summary:

“Do you have a budget?” Shane asked once, early on. 

Ilya looked at him with such patent confusion that for a moment Shane thought that he didn't know the word in English. Then Ilya said, “No, Hollander. I do not have a budget,” voice dripping with disdain.

“You really should,” Shane said, parroting the line he’s heard from his parents so many times before. “It’s important to manage your finances.”

Ilya just rolled his eyes.

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Or: how Shane and Ilya rectify their very different attitudes towards money.