Lance George debates his decision to return to his hometown, but the price is right on the abandoned veterinary hospital he hopes to buy. There's no room in his life for wasteful spending. His alcoholic mother squandered everything she had when he was growing up, leaving him with an obsessive motivation to achieve financial security. Iris Porter was the girl of his dreams in high school, not that she noticed. But now she has. Can they finally find romance together? Or can the quintessential miser tolerate her generous spirit?