My Wife Discovered Just How Rich My Aunt and Uncle Are. Now She Won’t Shut Up About It.

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. The wealth your cousin and aunt have doesn’t affect you because you’ve never known anything different, and as a result, it doesn’t seem like you gave it a second thought growing up. If she mentions the fact that your aunt could just take care of the mortgage, remind her that everyone in the family grew up receiving $50 gift cards, so that’s never going to happen. You both live in the apartment, so while this doesn’t seem like an issue just yet, I’ll warn that now is not the time for either of you to start nitpicking whose income pays for what part of the rent because the bottom line is: You are building a life together, not separately. —Bring It Up Or Let It Lie Dear Let It Lie, I don’t see how you’re supporting the service your house cleaner provides your neighbor.