Fixing something as minor as a broken tile can prove to be time-consuming and more costly than expected, let alone redoing an entire house.
The latter is what this netizen was planning on doing when her aunt—a fan of renovation projects on TV—showed interest in taking it upon herself. Her effort resulted in a renovated house and one large bill, taking the OP by surprise, and eventually tearing her between paying up a rather cosmic amount or ruining the relationship with her aunt. Scroll down to find the full story, as it was shared with Slate’s money advice column, ‘Pay Dirt’.
