LW2, the cat loving guy. Why did you not just ignore this relative? You are right, it is none of your relative’s business what you spend your $ on and on who. You are also right in stating She shouldn’t have broadcasted it. But instead of being a mature adult and just ignoring her or just telling her to mind her own business, you had to escalate this to a battle of epic proportions. Now you look like a child. Geesh. Apologize to her for escalating this and state that in the future you would like her to mind her own business. Also, keep your spending habits to yourself so this does not happen again.