Haruo did a lot of things around the house...including picking up gemstones and precious metals. It brought in a bit of a surplus when sold, but not at all like the tiberium. When he was done doing those tasks, he headed upstairs to fix Brianna's computer which was throwing off sparks and generally making it known that it was dying.
...then he indulged himself by going to Hogan's Diner (evidently it's a franchise - since there's one in Sunset Valley too.
Meanwhile his kids were at the police-station on a field trip. And they got to see everything that the dispatchers do and ponder if they, themselves, wanted a policing career.
It appeared that while he was out, their dishwasher (a top of the line Dualterium Dishwasher by Corebital Designs) decided to throw off sparks and give up the ghost. Darn, that thing was well over §700, closer to §800, well...instead of paying §500 to get it fixed which would pretty much be just as much as buying a brand-new dishwasher, Haruo decided to fix it himself. And considering that he'd maxed out his handiness skill, it proved to be no problem at all. No shocking experience.
River then decided to take a soak...spending her time dreaming about her husband...
...and that really kinda "wound her up"...to say the slightest. Something about some itch needing to be scratched.
Yeah...that's another way to put it...
Meanwhile, Haruo's evil mother, Mayumi, haunted the graveyard. Well at least she wasn't anywhere near them any more and that was a relief.
In the morning, River and Haruo's kids had breakfast with Auntie Caitlin then headed off to school.
Haruo fixed yet another broken computer...and then went out to play with stinging insects, while Caitlin went off to play in the garden.
After the kids came home from school, it was homework time, no matter what. Even if they didn't want to do homework, they still had to. Good grades were important.
It was at this point that Haruo headed out to the stadium to start his round of spending money to create a stream of investment income, or passive income stream to ensure that he and River had money coming in every week without having to worry about whether or not to sell assets to pay the bills. Tiberium was at best an uncertain income stream and whether it would run out or be a renewable resource was up for debate, so investing in local businesses and owning real estate would probably be one of the things that he would have to do in order to create a passive income.
River provided the "active" income stream as well as Haruo's writing skills in completing books. However, as they aged, their activities would be more strenuous to complete and they woulnd't be able to keep up the energy level required to maintain that income stream...so in that regards, they would have to be investors and build up an investment portfolio in order to be able to create the kind of income stream needed to maintain their lifestyle. Was it doable? Yes...
But it would certainly take time and effort to develop those passive streams of income.
...and Haruo certainly wasn't averse to spending money to improve their situation, including a stop at the bookstore to buy another skill-building (personal development) book. They say that the world's richest people increase their knowledge by reading personal development books and putting those skills into practice. In fact, they set time out of their day to read.
Of course, time with the family was important too...and that was a key factor in the strength of their relationship.
It was certainly easy to fall into the trap of "Oh, I'm busy, I don't have time to do everything" but if it came down to it...what was it that you were working so hard for, if it wasn't for your family...and if it wasn't important for you to take time to spend with your family to strengthen your bonds, what was all the meaning of all that "hard work"?
If you worked too hard that you neglected your family, your family fell apart, and all that hard work was for naught. That was one of the reasons why Haruo and River took time out of their day to spend together, even if it was just a brief moment of eating together...and woohooing together in the shower. It was a bond...and that was the glue that held the foundation of what they were shoring up.
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