In what way is it a scam? I love carpet, keep it out of my kitchen and bathroom, but everywhere else I'd like a soft cushy floor to walk around on. I really don't understand people wanting hard floors.
I feel like shazam and similar apps make this rather pointless. Hell my pixel is always listening and identifies every song that plays around me, so I can easily go back through the list to find the song.
Jesus, America doesn't even have short term medical leave? Dafuq?
I could take up to 2 years off, and be paid 80% of my income the entire time. At that point, if I needed more, it would switch to medical unemployment, and would last as long as necessary at 60% of my income. It does require a doctor to sign off, but that makes sense since otherwise people would just abuse it.
Your family sound like a corporation.