Why did she live in such an average house?
A hard working, high flying investment banker and she lives in a bland, average house? With a run of the mill car that barely suited their needs? I could understand the desire to work that hard if she was well off and providing well, but it seemed like they were barely scraping by.
Yeah, I understand the husband was out of work or whatever, but I just could not comprehend her motivation to work at that place. She loves banking yet hates the traveling - which seemed to be half the job!