not worth writing home about

all one's life's worth

A momentous matter; a very serious risk; a difficult task or situation.

bring home

To earn (money).

bring home the bacon

To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.

broken home

A home in which the parents have separated or divorced.

charity begins at home

One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.

close to home

Affecting people close to, or within, one's family circle.

come home by weeping cross

To return in disappointment, or in a spirit of contrition.

come home to roost

To have negative consequences (of an action in the past).