The developers definitely pulled a fast one on us. Luna's pre-Crush stage used to require 2 Magic Candles. At the time I didn't have level 52 Funny, so I didn't complete it.

Now she requires a whopping 25 Candles, making her money requirement skyrocket from ~191.6 trillion (not exactly chump change) to 2.395 quadrillion.

Makes me wonder what else they messed with under the hood.