The author explicitly indicates that it is all of their savings:
> I sat there with my $173.12 of remaining savings and $25 in I-bonds, feeling like I had accomplished something truly remarkable.
I don't know, but I don't have a good feeling about that...
The author explicitly indicates that it is all of their savings:
> I sat there with my $173.12 of remaining savings and $25 in I-bonds, feeling like I had accomplished something truly remarkable.