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Friend with Money
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I am really silly; at first a new guy was working at my work and we became friends, and over time he was asking for money a little bit here and there; then it was going in to £70's at a time, i want to of said no but for some reason i coulnt. Now its a total of £690 and he is not answering his phone/text. my family said this would happen but i said it was ok and he only owed me £40.
I dont know what to do; ive got to owe my mum rent, plane flight and accomadaion and the money in the next 24 hours was going to go to driving lessons. I really need the money -
what can i do?
I dont know what to do; ive got to owe my mum rent, plane flight and accomadaion and the money in the next 24 hours was going to go to driving lessons. I really need the money -
what can i do?
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he gave me about £10 now and then but then he wanted £80 the next day, he said it was for his mum, rent etc, in the back of my mind i thought he was lying, but as i have not really got any friends i didnt want to lose him, and be being shy it was very hard to say no
... and that!!
Yep, make sure you learn your lesson
One advice my parent taught me was only lend money if you can afford to lose it.
Good luck and hope you get the money back!
Good advice!
Oh hell yeah, tell his mum AND go to his house - lie in wait outside his work/the pub/corner shop. Do anything it takes to get your cash back, it's not like we're talking about £20 here, and it sounds like he doesn't exactly intend to pay it all back in neat little installments.
You probably already feel shit enough, but seriously - that'll learn ya!
Tbh you seem a bit silly to me, sure give a few quid to your mates but continually giving money without getting it back is a bit stupid IMHO.
Well he jsut phoned me up;
He said he was a Heroine addict and was going into rehap, all the £250 he makes a week goes into drugs, he is homeless and does not live with his mum.
But he said he will try and pay me back even if it was £20 at a time.
I do hope this is true
If anyone is willing to donate money to me at the mean time so i can get some euro's id be very happy and might be able to enjoy my holiday, PM.
Not only such a lovely coincidence but such a touching story too *tear*
Anybody smell poop? Maybe the toilet overflowed in the bathroom...
I would because I'm too trusting too. But... I'm actually skint at the mo
and then you ask for money!
Sounds a bit suss to me. No one is that stupid surely. Actually he must be if he thinks people are gonna donate to his holiday fund.
I'm sorry to hear about your experience, I can't tell if you're serious but please don't ask people for money on the boards. In the short term is there any way you could get an overdraft? In the long term you may want to visit your local CAB to see if they have any advice about getting your money back through the small claims court.
Hmm... a holiday where you don't have to pay your bill until the day you leave?
Good gracious, why am I dumb enough to pay for my July holiday in April?? And my visit to my family will come out the account straight away, forget the luxury of a deposit and a few weeks saving!
If the story is true (which I'm doubting) you aren't going on holiday matey. Not until you get the money back anyway.
If it isn't, then stop wasiting peoples sympathy. People on here were actualy willing to give you advice on how to get your 'money' back.
And I agree with the poster who mentioned that your a 17 year old with that much money to lend. Very Suspicious I must agree...
The diffrence between my friend and i with money, he wants if for drugs and get him killed, i need it so my family dont think i gave someone 4 months wages and so i can at least look like i still have it untill i get it back
People did try helping, but what are you expecting? None of us have £690 to give to you, and tbh, we'd be as daft as you if we did.
You aren't the only person struggling to save for things, just remember that as well.
You just need to learn your lesson and try and get the money back ASAP. There's nothing else we personally can say or do.
Well lesson learnt then.
These boards are to help people. We can give you advice on your situation but sadly our help doesn't go as far as dishing out money. If it did i'd be on every day begging.