diff --git a/src/events/scheduled/seRaiding.js b/src/events/scheduled/seRaiding.js
index 807b8e10025226f2721507463ade937ce4d14120..a886c959483bf52abd94e9ee23dea0841adf4460 100644
--- a/src/events/scheduled/seRaiding.js
+++ b/src/events/scheduled/seRaiding.js
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ App.Events.SERaiding = class SERaiding extends App.Events.BaseEvent {
 					slave = GenerateNewSlave("XX", {maxAge: 20, disableDisability: 1});
 					slave.career = "a classical dancer";
 					slave.prestige = 1;
-					slave.prestigeDesc = "${He} was the pride of renowned dance troupe.";
+					slave.prestigeDesc = "$He was the pride of renowned dance troupe.";
 					slave.face = random(-20, 40);
 					slave.anus = 0;
 					slave.vagina = 1;
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ App.Events.SERaiding = class SERaiding extends App.Events.BaseEvent {
 					slave = GenerateNewSlave("XX", {maxAge: 43, disableDisability: 1, ageOverridesPedoMode: 1});
 					slave.career = "a classical musician";
 					slave.prestige = 1;
-					slave.prestigeDesc = "${He} was the pride of a renowned orchestra.";
+					slave.prestigeDesc = "$He was the pride of a renowned orchestra.";
 					slave.face = random(-20, 0);
 					slave.anus = 0;
 					slave.skill.vaginal = 0;
@@ -672,8 +672,7 @@ App.Events.SERaiding = class SERaiding extends App.Events.BaseEvent {
 					});
 					slave.career = "a politician";
 					slave.prestige = 2;
-					// FIXME: interpolation doesn't work in these strings
-					slave.prestigeDesc = "${He} was a widely known politician in ${his} former life. ${His} face has graced many campaign posters.";
+					slave.prestigeDesc = "$He was a widely known politician in $his former life. $His face has graced many campaign posters.";
 					slave.face = random(15, 100);
 					slave.vagina = 1;
 					slave.skill.oral = 35;
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ App.Events.SERaiding = class SERaiding extends App.Events.BaseEvent {
 					});
 					slave.career = "an investor";
 					slave.prestige = 1;
-					slave.prestigeDesc = "${He} is a reputable investor from a bygone age.";
+					slave.prestigeDesc = "$He is a reputable investor from a bygone age.";
 					slave.face = random(15, 100);
 					slave.vagina = 1;
 					slave.skill.oral = 35;
diff --git a/src/js/slaveExpenses.js b/src/js/slaveExpenses.js
index 08b42f93fee35e8b2aceec78560d6239cf822abc..66a8d67c06676662a6867f8e179c94172494d695 100644
--- a/src/js/slaveExpenses.js
+++ b/src/js/slaveExpenses.js
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ globalThis.slaveImpactLongTerm = function(slave) {
 				text += `time`;
 			}
 			text += ` with you, ${he} has cost `;
-			div.append(text);
-			div.append(App.UI.DOM.cashFormat(slave.lifetimeCashExpenses));
-			App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("span", div, `.`, "red");
+			const cash = (App.UI.DOM.cashFormat(slave.lifetimeCashExpenses));
+			cash.textContent += `.`;
+			div.append(text, cash);
 			_Expense = slave.lifetimeCashExpenses;
 		} else {
 			div.append(`You have no record of ${him} costing you any ¤.`);
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ globalThis.slaveImpactLongTerm = function(slave) {
 				text += `time`;
 			}
 			text += ` with you, ${he} has earned `;
-			div.append(text);
-			div.append(App.UI.DOM.cashFormat(slave.lifetimeCashIncome));
-			App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("span", div, `.`, "cash");
+			const cash = App.UI.DOM.cashFormat(slave.lifetimeCashIncome);
+			cash.textContent += `.`;
+			div.append(text, cash);
 			_Income = slave.lifetimeCashIncome;
 		} else {
 			div.append(`You have no record of ${him} making you any ¤.`);
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ globalThis.slaveImpactLongTerm = function(slave) {
 			div.append(`${he} is even in cost and income.`);
 		} else {
 			div.append(`${he} has cost you `);
-			div.append(App.UI.DOM.cashFormat(_Income + _Cost + _Expense));
-			App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("span", div, `.`, "red");
+			const cash = App.UI.DOM.cashFormat(_Income + _Cost + _Expense);
+			cash.textContent += `.`;
+			div.append(cash);
 		}
 		frag.append(div);