Minoru’s family wasn’t wealthy by any means. But they were solidly middle class. Itaru was still a successful biomedical engineer. Chichi was a successful clinical engineer before leaving the workforce to raise her set of twins, and she hadn’t had the need to go back to work even after they’d grown. Their parents actively encouraged hard work and financial responsibility, and taught them both to be self-sufficient.

Granted, that didn’t exactly come easy. Isamu raked up quite a bit of student loan debt. And Minoru worked more than his fair share of minimum wage jobs before finally finding the right career. Those first few years on the east coast were a real struggle. By the time they moved to the Nexus, Minoru had stuff roughly figured out.

“Like, Isamu might do a lot of the math in his head, but I know how to keep a budget and get all the bills paid for the apartment with what we both make.” He insisted. Heck, the car was actually in his name. “But beyond that? I never really even thought about it.”