Money and Friends – Part 1
By Urban Thought on August 8, 2008 @ 11:37 am
Money is the root to all evil.
Money makes the world go round.
Cash rules everything around me.
But does money have to come between our friendship?
I received a phone call three weeks ago. My friend was in need of some cash. I can understand it. We’ve all been there. You don’t budget correctly or some unexpected even comes out of no where.
What to do? What to do? I know… I’ll use a life line.
This is when my phone received a text message:
Friend: Hi. Can I borrow some money?
Me: Sure. How much?
Friend: $200
Me: OK. I’m able on Friday. Is that going to work for you?
Friend: Yes. Thank you so much. I’ll pay you back in two weeks when I get my check.
Me: OK. Don’t forget we have plans at the end of the month. I already have the tickets so we are all set.
Friend: OK. Great and thx again.
Me: NP
Several messages over the next few days have come through with concerns from my friend wanting to make sure I will be able to come through on Friday. I try my best to be a man of my word. I didn’t see any reason why I couldn’t. I had already committed the $200 to the cause.
Friday comes! Text messages and phone calls are coming in every few hours for an update. I’ve never experienced such persistence, but can understand the urgency. Every time they asked I replied with a “yes, we are still meeting later.”
We meet. She profusely thanked me and told me how much this mean to her and went on her marry way.
Stay tuned for Part 2
I need money
I need friend too
Money and friend… All I need
I never ever lend money to friends expecting to be paid back. Thats a risk you have to be willing to take if you want to remain friends.
I am like Meleah with money lending. If the friend insists on paying back, I just take it with a grain of salt and let it go.
I also never ask my friends for money. Most of my friends don’t have much either.
Why do you leave us hanging again? hahah I am so curious how this turns out!
I agree with Sue on a few points–I really, really don’t like to borrow money, if I lend it it’s with the spirit that I may never see it, and WHY did you create that cliff-hanger? That’s messed up–you better post over the weekend, lol
umm
can i hold some money too
lol
Budget — wasn’t that the name of that teenager in those movies from the 60s?
I don’t mind this cliff-hanger, but I’d still like to know where you shot this week’s WW.
Okay, that is a little too insistent. If someone is doing you a favor, the last thing you want to do is piss someone off. . . You are better than I.
I put in my 2 cents (!!) and agree with Meleah and Sue. If I lent anyone money, I would have the intention of never seeing it again. In fact, I may actually lend it in that way, telling the friend it was up to them.
The thing is, my friends are not the borrowing type and if they actually asked to borrow money, dang, they might be in a world of hurt. Now..borrowing money to start a business or something, that would be different. That would be a “let’s get this in writing” type of thing.
I wonder at the persistence of your friend, all that checking. Based on what I know about you, I can’t see you going back on your word. Then again, that’s her deal and not yours.
$200 is quite the loan. It’d be one thing to cover say, groceries for 2 weeks but another for something frivolous.
In some ways I’d be very touched if one of my friends asked me for a loan. It would not only show their level of need but I think it would also show some level of trust – it would take me a lot to ask someone for money that wasn’t family. Of course, that’s me and my friends. I know there are folks out there who have no problem asking for money with no intention of paying anyone back!
uh oh. when i saw money and friends in the title i said good bye friend and good bye money.
the LOVE is money is the root of all evil. so kill me, i know my bible. ♥