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#1 pero2008
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Someone needed a certain amount of money until noon the next day. I said no because i dont have the money and i know the person but dont know them that well. So has someone ever asked u for money and did u give it to them?

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#2 soulless4now
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I lend my uncle money all the time sinc I know he'll pay me back.

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#3 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
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Yeah, my "buddy" needed to get bailed out of jail and he never paid me back. Then we went AWOL and I never saw him ever again. Last time I ever lent anybody money.

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#4 ExoticAnimal
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I'm very selective about who I lend my money to since I don't really have spare money to be lending out to people.
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#5 needled24-7
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yeah my mom has asked to borrow cash before and i would give it to her and she'd always pay me back shortly so i never worried about it.

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#6 DJ_Lae
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Rarely. If I do, it's only a small amount. I also expect that if I lend money to someone, I'll likely never see it again (especially if we're talking family).
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#7 Iantheone
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I lend my friends money without any real intention of getting it back. Money is money, its not that important. That being said, I normally get it back in one way or another.
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#8 Bloodseeker23
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Yeah. a buck and a half for soda.
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#9 Cactus_Matt
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Never have, never will. Unless I become a millionare.

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#10 genfactor
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Now days, I only let one person borrow money because he as a history of paying me back when he says he will.
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#11 Darthkaiser
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A friend of mine has money problems often, I help whenever I can because I know she'll pay me back, she has top priority when paying back to people specially friends. It all comes down to the person you give money to.
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#12 TheMadGamer
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I rarely ever lend money, it never ends well.

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#13 Suzy_Q_Kazoo
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Yup, and it wasn't paid back either.

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#14 Communistik
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My wife. She didn't pay me back. I had to kill her.

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#15 cee1gee
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yea and its a mistake, never lend people money they dont pay back
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#16 mindstorm
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I usually just go with the mindset that I'm giving it away for free with no strings attached. There is not even an expectation to be paid back. If they wish to give it back, awesome, but I do not exist for my sole well-being. I especially hold true to this within the church context. Acts 2:44-45 records of the early church, "And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need." It is my desire to do the same. Have I always carried it out faithfully? No, but I do attempt.
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#17 raven_squad
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No major amounts, and I do so fully expecting not to get paid back... usually do though. I guess I have good friends. :P Definitely wouldn't loan to someone I didn't know very well though.
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#18 silentnightmere
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Only will lend money to 2 people. I know they'll pay me back and have known both for an extremely long time so even if they didn't its not really a big deal.
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Someone needed a certain amount of money until noon the next day. I said no because i dont have the money and i know the person but dont know them that well. So has someone ever asked u for money and did u give it to them?

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I've let people borrow money and I'll do it again. Having said that, I know to NEVER let people borrow money that I need, and to NEVER expect to get the money back if I ever let someone borrow it. If someone comes up to me and asks me for money, I might lend it to them. But NEVER if I can't afford to lend it to them, and NEVER if I'm counting on having that money at any point in the future. If anything, it's just a test of character, and by loaning them the money I'm deliberately trying to ascertain how much/little concern they have for MY needs. If I loan a friend $20 and he never pays it back, then at least I just found out what he thinks of me. That hurts, but that's the kind of thing that's good to know.
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#20 GazaAli
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I do and they always pay back.
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#21 jonathant5
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Yeah I do it all the time. Now its relatively small values but still if one of my friends needs money they I lend it to em, most people always payback sometime down the line, and those who dont payback in other ways so its not a huge deal to me. Or say if we are out to lunch or dinner and someone has no money or forgot or something, Ill pay for em cuz well they pay for me next time...come to think of it most of my lending comes in the form of booze...
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#22 leapMC
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I try not to make a habit of letting my friends know I'm an open wallet. It makes it easier to say no when they come to you out of the blue, but I would still lend it if they've shown that their trustworthy.

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#23 JasonDarksavior
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Only family. Money can ruin friendships and relationships.
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#24 Huffanddoback
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I lent a coworker a fairly sizable amount of money. He said he needed it for a family emergency which was the only reason I did it. I was supposed to be paid back within a few months...it has been a year and a half. He ignores me at work and I choose not to just bring it out for everyone to know his business. It has unfortunately come to the point where I will end up taking him to small claims court. I learned a valuable lesson about lending money....don't!
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#25 GiveMeSomething
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I lent a coworker a fairly sizable amount of money. He said he needed it for a family emergency which was the only reason I did it. I was supposed to be paid back within a few months...it has been a year and a half. He ignores me at work and I choose not to just bring it out for everyone to know his business. It has unfortunately come to the point where I will end up taking him to small claims court. I learned a valuable lesson about lending money....don't!Huffanddoback

Niceeeee! xD I dont know what kind of punishment he can get, but I hope he gets the worst (be it community service, some fine, or even jail). Its fun to be in these kind of situations.

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#26 XilePrincess
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In the past I have loaned a few people money. One was a good friend who I knew would pay it back asap, and the other was a friend in 8th grade who was the biggest idiot I have ever met, I always had to lend him money for lunch because he was too stupid to bring money or food to school. Eventually after like 6 months I dragged him to the bank and made him pay me back. Other people I know who lend money never get it back because they're pushovers. I have one friend who loans money to lots of self-absorbed careless morons who won't ever pay it back and then gets mad because she can't figure out why people who only care about themselves aren't interested in making good on a promise. I don't loan money anymore, I might to my boyfriend but nobody else besides my parents and him.
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#27 Arthur96
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Paid 50 euro for a chick so she could go to a party with the rest of our class('twas a lot of expensive alcohol, hence the large submission entry), and am still trying to get it back.

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#28 hippiesanta
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about 90% douchebag that I lend some money never pays me back.......(I used to be nice.... but nice guy finish last)
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#29 pygmahia5
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yea, its usually not a good idea.
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#30 leapMC
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Paid 50 euro for a chick so she could go to a party with the rest of our class('twas a lot of expensive alcohol, hence the large submission entry), and am still trying to get it back.

Arthur96

You got tooken advantage of there. If it's something like this, they consider it a treat more then a loan.

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Depends on the amount and who is asking. Right now I think a friend of mine is owing me 15$...
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[QUOTE="Huffanddoback"]I lent a coworker a fairly sizable amount of money. He said he needed it for a family emergency which was the only reason I did it. I was supposed to be paid back within a few months...it has been a year and a half. He ignores me at work and I choose not to just bring it out for everyone to know his business. It has unfortunately come to the point where I will end up taking him to small claims court. I learned a valuable lesson about lending money....don't!GiveMeSomething

Niceeeee! xD I dont know what kind of punishment he can get, but I hope he gets the worst (be it community service, some fine, or even jail). Its fun to be in these kind of situations.

:lol:, it's small claims court. The most that will happen is that he will have to pay back the money he owes by court order.

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#33 UprootedDreamer
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I rarely rarely lend money to most of the people I know since they rarely pay me back.
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#34 Detroit222
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My father once gave me some good advice which I always followed. If you loan someone something - money, clothes, etc. have them sign a note - not because you don't trust them but because, if they get hit by a bus, ;) how you going to get the loan back?

Usually if it's a small thing, I don't bother. But if it's a big thing, I always ask them to sign "just in case". :D

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#35 rawsavon
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I will 'give' people money, but I don't 'lend' it. If they decide to pay me back, then great. If not, then no big deal as I was not expecting to be paid back. I have found this mindset limits 'issues' with family/friends.
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#36 pitchblack3
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Yes. I'm either too kind or too gullible that I end up losing money because they don't pay!

I'm changing my ways though. No more nice guy lender.

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#37 shadowkiller11
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Never, this guy asked me if I had 50 pence for weed. I said I had no money on me but I totally did I had £1.50

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#38 parkurtommo
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Quite a few times, but most of the time it's other people lending me money, I'm a man of my word though

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#39 Hexagon_777
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I only give it to people I really trust and of whom I know that they won't suddenly disappear, so yes, I have.
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#40 Hexagon_777
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"]I will 'give' people money, but I don't 'lend' it. If they decide to pay me back, then great. If not, then no big deal as I was not expecting to be paid back. I have found this mindset limits 'issues' with family/friends.

Have your family/friends lowered your standards that much?
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#41 Hexagon_777
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Paid 50 euro for a chick so she could go to a party with the rest of our class('twas a lot of expensive alcohol, hence the large submission entry), and am still trying to get it back.

Arthur96
How does she blow you off without you wanting to make a scene of it?
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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="rawsavon"]I will 'give' people money, but I don't 'lend' it. If they decide to pay me back, then great. If not, then no big deal as I was not expecting to be paid back. I have found this mindset limits 'issues' with family/friends.

Have your family/friends lowered your standards that much?

lowered standards??? I think you are looking at my POV wrong. Money is not that important to me in this regard: If I like you enough to 'loan' you money, then I like you enough to where I don't mind giving you money. ...a loan means they needed it. ...a loan means I was in position to give. So that is what I do (gift). Most things even out in the end
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#43 Hexagon_777
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="rawsavon"]I will 'give' people money, but I don't 'lend' it. If they decide to pay me back, then great. If not, then no big deal as I was not expecting to be paid back. I have found this mindset limits 'issues' with family/friends.

Have your family/friends lowered your standards that much?

lowered standards??? I think you are looking at my POV wrong. Money is not that important to me in this regard: If I like you enough to 'loan' you money, then I like you enough to where I don't mind giving you money. ...a loan means they needed it. ...a loan means I was in position to give. So that is what I do (gift). Most things even out in the end

You saying that it limits issues with these people seems to indicate that there was once a time where you expected to be paid back and people just screwed you over, however, wouldn't you agree?
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#44 Hexagon_777
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This has less to do with lending, but I often get called a snob for having money by my housemates. They often have money issues and when they do have money, they make sure to spend it instead of saving it. What they like spending it on most? Going out for booze and cigarettes. Kind of makes me regret lending them money when they do need it...
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Have your family/friends lowered your standards that much?Hexagon_777
lowered standards??? I think you are looking at my POV wrong. Money is not that important to me in this regard: If I like you enough to 'loan' you money, then I like you enough to where I don't mind giving you money. ...a loan means they needed it. ...a loan means I was in position to give. So that is what I do (gift). Most things even out in the end

You saying that it limits issues with these people seems to indicate that there was once a time where you expected to be paid back and people just screwed you over, however, wouldn't you agree?

Nope, not personally. BUT 1. Seen it happen. Best to learn from others' mistakes (versus learning it for yourself) 2. Money is not that big of a deal to me -I don't like very many people, but I am fiercely loyal to those I do = don't think twice about giving to them and don't expect anything in return It has always been this way for me though. All my friends and I took turns buying meals, booze, etc...we never 'split the bill' No one had to ever say they were getting the next meal...people just took their turn. It was just 'understood'
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#46 Hexagon_777
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] lowered standards??? I think you are looking at my POV wrong. Money is not that important to me in this regard: If I like you enough to 'loan' you money, then I like you enough to where I don't mind giving you money. ...a loan means they needed it. ...a loan means I was in position to give. So that is what I do (gift). Most things even out in the end

You saying that it limits issues with these people seems to indicate that there was once a time where you expected to be paid back and people just screwed you over, however, wouldn't you agree?

Nope, not personally. BUT 1. Seen it happen. Best to learn from others' mistakes (versus learning it for yourself) 2. Money is not that big of a deal to me -I don't like very many people, but I am fiercely loyal to those I do = don't think twice about giving to them and don't expect anything in return It has always been this way for me though. All my friends and I took turns buying meals, booze, etc...we never 'split the bill' No one had to ever say they were getting the next meal...people just took their turn. It was just 'understood'

Lucky of you to find such understanding people.
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#47 rawsavon
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]Lucky of you to find such understanding people.Hexagon_777
From the sound of it (your story above), I am just better at picking compatible people than you...or (if you prefer/believe in fate or happenstance) I have been more lucky than you.
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#48 Hexagon_777
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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]]Lucky of you to find such understanding people.rawsavon
From the sound of it (your story above), I am just better at picking compatible people than you...or (if you prefer/believe in fate or happenstance) I have been more lucky than you.

Don't get me wrong, they are good people, they just have flaws...Like the best of us do.
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#49 rawsavon
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]]Lucky of you to find such understanding people.Hexagon_777
From the sound of it (your story above), I am just better at picking compatible people than you...or (if you prefer/believe in fate or happenstance) I have been more lucky than you.

Don't get me wrong, they are good people, they just have flaws...Like the best of us do.

of course, everyone has flaws. but some 'issues' are non negotiable...though the particular issues and number of them differs from person to person
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#50 tocool340
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Often when I was young. And still never got payed back for it. If I was to collect the money from all who borrow money from me, I'd be $1000+ richer. And that's not exaggerating...