I had let the ego get a bit too high for my liking. It had reached around 16% which was a bit too much in my opinion. The earnings had reduced a bit but to be honest, I don't think it made much of a difference because it's rare to earn at the top end of the range anyway.
Interestingly, my ranking hasn't dropped down too much and in fact, has improved from the above 500 level it was when I was doing missions.
The interesting thing about music lessons now is that it makes more sense to get as many instrument cards so that the payment for each lesson goes further. So what's the plan for now?
I think I should go get some more vocal instruments first and then go intensive on the music lessons. I'll probably do a bit more music lessons first, though so that the ego will stay comfortably below 0% as I do missions and then buy that 12 pack.