Ed and Brandi are engaged. Ed, a pilot, used to make $115,000 annually, but has temporarily taken a $40,000 job instead to reduce the stress in his life. Ed, the controlling one in the relationship, still spends like he has that higher paying job, often to buy Brandi gifts, or to go out on the town (sometimes out of town as they can get cheap airline tickets) for expensive meals, including the best bottles of wine. He has dipped into his retirement savings to pay for many of Brandi's gifts.