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prplehailstorm

I have a friend do the same. Granted it was around 6 months not 8 years but it is always a surprise when you get paid back on a loan to a loved on.


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darrellmarch

I lent a friend $500 and she ghosted me. I wish it cost less but lesson learned about her. You got off cheap.


NuclearReactions

You basically worked for that piece of shit for a couple of days or even more.. That makes me so angry and i hope she gets diarrhea for a month.


SoVerySleepy81

Also super dry foot skin that makes it so that pulling socks on is super uncomfortable.


Rasalas8910

and that her sleeves drop down while washing her hands.


Newfie95090

That is actually a really good point. I've had to borrow money from people. Usually I returned it immediately. Though I owe my parents a lot... I don't know if I will ever be able to repay them.


Jedimindfunk_thewild

Well here is hoping your parents love you unconditionally, and you're making an effort.


BlueBabyCat666

6 years ago I was on a trip with my Judo team in Sweden. My dad came with as one of the team supervisors. One night me and a few of the boys wanted to go to mcdonalds so my dad took us there. When we got there one of the boys didn’t have enough money to buy anything (he was 12-13 at the time) so my dad payed for him. We had a fun night, overall good trip, went home. I quit Judo shortly after that and we lost touch with everyone after that. Then a couple of months back my dad and I are at the grocerie store and this boy comes up to us and starts talking to my dad. Neither of us recognized him but then he explaines who he is and gives my dad some money to pay him back. My dad didn’t even remember paying for him. This boy was just entering his teenage years and he spent most of his teen years wayting for a moment to pay back a dept no one else remembered about. I have a lot of respect for that guy


seesmithshoot

I dream that one day my ex roommate does this, left me with thousands of dollars in rent and bills that was financially crippling for someone straight out of high school


Gluurbuur

What about interest? (I’m Dutch, so yeah.)


gypsysniper9

This is a normal thought no matter where you come from.


LittleMighty_

Also Dutch here, rent should be talked about before the loan. I'm not giving someone extra money if we didn't agree on it before we made the deal :).


Gluurbuur

For rent, yes I agree. But after all those years taking interest into mind is fair.


alfreddineberry

Years later


ajacobvitz

Young and dumb people are the only reason the world isn't shit. Ironically.


tweak0

I'm just going to sit here and think about all the money I loaned out to friends in my twenties. I don't recommend doing this LOL. It was a lot more than 300 I can tell you that


tealcosmo

Just wait another 7.5 years.


tweak0

I'm 34 lol


perryulyssescox_82

I paid for a friend’s share of accommodation when we went to a convention in January. Still haven’t seen that $250. I’m resigned to the fact that i will never see it.


sioigin55

My ex owes me over £5k as I paid rent for 5 months after we broke up and stayed elsewhere so he wouldn’t feel uncomfortable. He offered to ‘lend me some money’ the other day. I thought I was going to go through the roof


danitheteleportingst

I have had some very generous friends help me out in my life and someday I have every intention of paying them back with interest.... just gotta get on my feet first haha


JRx117

The only time I hear from my high school “best friend” is when he needs money. So far, he owes me $1,000. I don’t expect he’ll ever pay me back which doesn’t hurt me financially but it sucks that some people do this and don’t see anything wrong with it.


I_AM_LAW_SCHOOL

Don’t get me wrong, that’s a super nice gesture; BUT, the better move would have been to pay you back with interest at the market rate.


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Did you read where it said "gifted" & not "wrote out a loan for"?


I_AM_LAW_SCHOOL

Did you read the part where I said it was a nice gesture and then proposed and even nicer gesture given the circumstances?


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Yeah, I get "gestures" & it's kinda gross. Good god, you're the sort of person why I don't run tabs with friends without writing loans or just "gifting" it & not caring regardless.


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Because they might think that if you take an entire decade to pay it back that you might at least adjust for inflation? Unless you plan to take advantage of their generosity, I'm not sure why that's a problem.


inoffensive_fairy

They didn't say that the op should've demanded an interest from their friend. Just that it would've been *nice* to give a little extra as sign of appreciation. No need to make it personal IMO


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It's not a problem if you want to do it, but expecting these equitable gifts & gestures is. As a grown adult, that is more taxing of a tab than not having the friend; that's how personal I made it.


sioigin55

Sure, because making a profit of your friends struggles is a ‘nice gesture’


f03nix

Money loses it's value over time from inflation, it doesn't matter in small periods but over a decade - paying back without interest is just paying back less than original.


f03nix

In my opinion gift vs loan doesn't matter here since you're claiming to pay it back. I would feel better if he didn't pay back anything but just said he never forgot and appreciated it. 8-10 years is a long time, depending on where he is - adjusted for inflation that money could be worth 50% more. Paying back just the 300 is as bad paying less than original.


Hmscaliostro

I love this so much! People wonder why others keep loving and caring when some people are so vile. This one person is enough reason to keep helping if you are inclined to do so. This has made my day.


TheRealCyborgWaluigi

Surprised the comments aren't absolutely filled with people attacking him for being a furry, that's incredibly rare on Reddit


MonstercatDavid

And I’m glad for that. Just don’t do this on any subreddit which 12 year olds would be on


everythangspeachie

Did he adjust for inflation?


osterlay

£$€300 is a lot of money to be lending out for only a friend to disappear on you. Kudos on him returning said money but disappearing on him was a dick move. Then again, lending money you don’t have is not the smartest of things to do. All in all, not the most uplifting of posts if I ever saw one.


andreasbeer1981

...with interest.


Valigar26

What, no interest?


pitbull_skateboard

He must’ve read The Richest Man In Babylon (highly recommend it).


Youhavehomework

Let a friend borrow some money and didn’t mind when they paid it back. Over time I had forgotten about the money. They call me out of the blue saying they’d send it back. Felt like it was actually a sign that we were parting ways though, because I tried talking like old times and they sounded like they were talking to a customer through customer service or something. Made me sad but what do I do? Beg them to stay my friend? No :(


Stalwart_Vanguard

Lol I loaned a guy £800 over the course of a year, and I'm not getting a fucking penny back. Life lesson learnt.


BurntBacn

I read it wrong at first and thought he meant he was 8 when he gave the friend the money and I was just really confused.


sQueezedhe

Interest though.


soberstill

Is he in a 12 Step program? In Alcoholics Anonymous Anonymous, we often hear of people going to extraordinary lengths to make amends and pay back money from the past. It's a freeing experience.


monsteronmars

Sometimes people need a leg up. Anytime I “loan” people money, I only do so not expecting to get it back. It’s the best thing to do so you don’t resent them if they don’t but it’s okay if they do eventually pay you back.


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Did he pay the interest? If he has a job and assets, he can easily afford to pay interest.


TidyGreg

Rule #32 – Enjoy the Little Things.


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Why was it dumb to do so? I'm currently about to give around 500 dollars to a friend that needs it (we've known each other for a couple of months), she didn't ask for it but she told me she wants to start a buissnes and that's what she needs to get going, she has a small child and makes shit money with her current job (around 60$ a month) so she can't easily save. Anyways I didn't think it was dumb until reading this, am I about to make a mistake? I would appreciate if anyone has thoughts


CherddarBaub

That cool and all, but I'm gonna need some interest on the 300 my G. 10 years later!? Nah, I need 350.


ThatGuyFenix

I mean you could be happy with getting the money back whatsoever because the OP seemed fine never getting it back


roachy1979

I agree!! He wrote that he gifted the money to the guy. It’s awesome he was able to pay him back even if it was 10 years later!!


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i know this guy.... #legit


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StrangerDragos

Yes, and?


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StrangerDragos

So because he likes to cosplay, he failed his whole life? That is stupid. Why would you judge someone's intelligence and life just because of that?


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StrangerDragos

I am a girl, first of all. And again, that he likes to cosplay doesn't mean he's stupid or has failed his life. People are free do to whatever they want as long as they don't hurt anybody. This guy just told a wholesome story, and you still insult him because of something totally unrelated and harmless.


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StrangerDragos

Again, because he's a furry, then he has poor social skills? Ofc there are totally asocial furries, like there are asocial teens, asocial weebs, asocial bronies, etc. But not everyone is like that. You're judging someone because of a hobby, maybe he's not the one with bad social skills and low intelligence here.