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Cards Made Simple is a financial analyst who cannot stop helping, the husband she can't stop helping, the grandmother whose cash-and-checks system has never produced a late fee, and the stranger who didn't ask for any of this.

Primary character
Claire
The Analyst
Correct about everything financial, terrible at letting people discover this themselves.
Secondary character — Claire's husband
Marcus
The Convinced
Deeply, specifically, elaborately wrong about money. Not stupid — mis-confident.
Secondary character — Claire's grandmother
Grandma Rose
The Wildcard
Has her own system. Her system is checks and cash. Her system works perfectly.
Secondary character — recurring stranger
Jennifer
The Stranger
A normal day. About to be helped. Doesn't know it yet.
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