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My Mother-in-Law Got One Look at Our City Apartment and Lost Her Mind

Feb 26, 2024 | slate.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena and Elizabeth here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My wife and I live in a studio apartment in a high-cost city. We are lucky it is rent-controlled otherwise we would be priced out of the area. It does have a closet, which is a rarity. We are expecting a baby this summer and decided to invite my mother-in-law to help DIY the nursery (which is the closet).
My Entire Family Claims I’m “Cheap.” I Think They’re Just Selfish Jerks.

Feb 23, 2024 | slate.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, I’ve recently found out that I am considered cheap by my family and they have been judging me for it. It’s true in some senses. I don’t spend a lot on gifts, but I also am struggling financially due to a chronic illness. My family does not see that as an “acceptable” excuse because I had a job while sick.
My Entire Family Claims I’m “Cheap.” I Think They’re Just Selfish Jerks.

Feb 23, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!)I’ve recently found out that I am considered cheap by my family and they have been judging me for it. It’s true in some senses. I don’t spend a lot on gifts, but I also am struggling financially due to a chronic illness. My family does not see that as an “acceptable” excuse because I had a job while sick. That job was one of those unicorn jobs where I was hired to do far more work than I actually had.
My Boyfriend Wants Me to Get a Second Job… I Already Make Six Figures.

Feb 5, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Athena Valentine Lent

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My boyfriend wants me to get a second job... I already make six figures.

Feb 5, 2024 | slate.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Skip to the content Pay Dirt Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My partner and I are set to make a cross-country move from the East Coast to the West Coast this year, looking at a big cost-of-living jump (although our job offers compensate for this). We both make six figures, but he makes four times my salary.
My Boyfriend Wants Me to Get a Second Job… I Already Make Six Figures.

Feb 5, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!)My partner and I are set to make a cross-country move from the East Coast to the West Coast this year, looking at a big cost-of-living jump (although our job offers compensate for this). We both make six figures, but he makes four times my salary.
My sister-in-law is going to local businesses with a very strange offer for her wedding

Jan 27, 2024 | slate.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena and Elizabeth here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My half-brother is marrying the bridezilla from hell, “Denise.” She wants a princess wedding but they don’t have two pennies to rub together so she constantly leans on our local community for freebies. Denise actually went to several restaurants and offered them exposure if they sponsored her wedding.
My aunt has fallen in love with a scammer

Jan 27, 2024 | slate.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Skip to the content Pay Dirt Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My Aunt Minnie is 72 and has fallen in love with a scammer. She understands very little about technology. She joined a Facebook group for fans of a certain performer and met “Jack,” a supposed 50-year-old European millionaire who swept her off her feet.
My Aunt Has Fallen in Love With a Scammer

Jan 27, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!)My Aunt Minnie is 72 and has fallen in love with a scammer. She understands very little about technology. She joined a Facebook group for fans of a certain performer and met “Jack,” a supposed 50-year-old European millionaire who swept her off her feet. Jack and Minnie have never talked over the phone, but they message each other every day.
My Sister-in-Law Destroyed My Wedding Dress. And My Fiancé Is Not Reacting the Way He Should.

Jan 11, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Athena Valentine Lent

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena here. (It’s anonymous!)I bought my wedding dress years ago because it was a designer that I adored and it was pennies on the dollar. My fiancé proposed on Thanksgiving and I was over the moon. I made the mistake of showing off the wedding dress to his mother and sister. His sister made several catty comments about how weird it was to buy my wedding dress before I had even met my fiancé.