Family is a Fixed Expense

I just returned from a drive to see Grandchild #1 (Ava) play soccer on her college club team two-and-a-half hours north. A wave. A smile. I stuffed some cash into her hand. She laughed and thanked us because she knows that’s what we do. Then, she headed to Texas Roadhouse with the team, and we headed home, two-and-a-half hours south. We may have paid for her dinner (with a popcorn booster purchase the week prior). I didn’t check what I was funding because she’s a grandchild.