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Jimmy the Squid:
I have a policy of never lending money unless i can afford to never get it back. As it stands one of my mates owes me a pizza. I plan to have it repayed next week. Or I'll break his thumbs.

Gemmwah:
Yeah, I've had a lot of trouble with being to nice and subbing a certain girl a twenty here and there whenever she needed it. Problem is, she's a royal bitch and doesn't talk to me any more. She actually gave me her guitar as payment, but then took it back when we fell out, and now I'm down money and a guitar. I hate people.

Yeah, don't lend money to folks. And if you're getting in trouble because of it, and they're still refusing to pay you back, I think that's the point where they're no longer considered a friend. There's being down on your luck, and there's taking advantage.

Boro_Bandito:
Me and my friends have a policy of no counting, but always return the favor. And we do, most of the time. Anyway, moochers should all burn in hell. My brother had a guy mooch off of him for months and then the guy basically robbed him and left. He stole the car and a bunch of stuff. He did get caught and arrested, but they found the car with everything in it on fire in a ditch. Yeah, so this guy was basically a crook and a meth addict that somehow wheedled himself into my brother's trust. I wanted to kill both of them.

onewheelwizzard:
I once lent my friend 1400$ for a bike he wanted to buy, in exchange for the assurance that he would pay me back within several months due to an impending windfall employment.  He didn't get the job and then our mutual best friend was using the bike once and it got stolen.  I've given up on the money at this point because neither of them is in a position to pay me back and therefore both are quick to point out that the responsibility should be placed on the other.  It's not worth it for me, mainly because coming up with that kind of money isn't in their capability anyway.

On the other hand, I've lent money to lots of my friends, sometimes in pretty heavy amounts, and I've never truly been punished for it (my friends are really good about fulfilling debts for the most part).  I guess the above story would suggest otherwise but at the time I was actually in a pretty good position to lend the money out and my income was accelerated enough that by the time it became an issue (when the bike got stolen) I honestly didn't need the money anymore, so I don't count it as much of a loss.

Alex C:
Yeah, I'm fine with occasionally "lending" out money that I never expect to see again, but there's a definite line between generosity and setting yourself up for a spill.

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