My Brother Threatened My Family. My Husband’s Solution to “Keep Us Safe” Is Worse.

Pay Dirt July 13, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by DragonImages/Getty Images Plus. Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My husband inherited a home from his parents. When my disaster of a brother and his family were left homeless due to some extremely poor decisions, my family put a lot of pressure on us to allow them to move into my husband’s “spare” house. My husband was understandably reluctant, but I buckled under pressure and begged him to help out. He agreed under very strict conditions. He insisted that there was a contract, and he said he would not hesitate to throw my brother and his family out if there were issues. And, boy, were there. Within two months, my husband had evict