“We could eat at home more,” she says, “and save a lot of money.” “Eat at home more?” he asks. “We don’t eat at home at all.” “That’s what I mean,” she says. “It adds up. We spend a fortune we could be saving.” “Saving for what?” He don’t get it. Peaches sets him straight. “Men live in the now. Eat now, drink now, get laid now. We’re not thinking about the next meal, the next drink, the next fuck—we’re just happy now. Women live in the future—and this you better learn, you dumb mick: The woman is always building the nest. Everything she does, what she’s really doing is gathering twigs and
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