I want to cut my mother-in-law out of our lives. Her lifestyle offends me.
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena, Kristin, and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My mother-in-law spent my husband’s inheritance when my father-in-law died. She retired when he died at the age of 53. Now, she lives off disability, her Social Security, his Social Security, and she lives lavishly….