Another thing that raises a red flag for me, is when she does decline his offer/request/whatever, he immediately lets out a huff, grunt, etc. of displeasure, and his facial expression goes to mad, more than disappointed. Angry eyebrows don’t suggest he has much empathy for whatever reason she’s giving him for “not now” or “not yet.”
She hasn’t said “never” dude, but if you keep pushing it, you may lead her that way.
It was 40k in South African dollars (rands), which converted to US dollars is $2127.74, using today’s exchange rate.