Family should just help each other without keeping score. If you start charging for every little thing, it turns nice moments into business deals. My cousin fixes my car sometimes and I babysit her kids, we never pull out a calculator. Those color kits cost something but so does losing the easy give and take between people. Money messes up the good will that makes family different from a salon.

Used to be convinced a fine grind was the only way. Thought it made the coffee richer. Tried a coarser grind after reading this. The drip speed got way more controlled. Coffee tastes balanced now, not over-extracted. Really proves how small changes matter.