'Not a single person ever paid me back': Man loans friends over $18,000, friends avoid repaying him for years

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Nov 8, 2024 5:00 PM EST

This person is lending out way too much money to their friends! There's only so much you can do for your friends before you're officially the one being taken advantage of. After all, friendship is supposed to be a give-and-take. You laugh together and cry together. You listen to their troubles and they listen to yours. If it's not reciprocal, it can leave one or both of you with conflicting feelings. You might start to wonder why you're always the one who has to pay the bill at the end of a meal because your friend keeps insisting they've fallen on hard times. Or in this person's case, you might accidentally loan your friends thousands of dollars over time, leaving you with an entire friend group who owes you big.

This person, u/mastagoose, has learned the hard way that they need to be cautious when mixing money with friendship. There's that common rule that states that if you're going to loan someone money, just give it as a gift, and don't expect to get it back. That way, there won't be any hard feelings when you notice your friend wearing a new outfit or buying an expensive meal, knowing that they haven't paid you back. This guy not only hasn't forgotten about their numerous loans to friends, but they made a list about it, and the people of the internet were not exactly kind to them. Instead, they were repeatedly told that they should stop lending people money ASAP. Maybe they'll take the internet's advice! 

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    All of these people asked to borrow money and repay in less than a month. For most, It's been years.
    via u/mastagoose
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    I changed the names to preserve privacy, but be careful who you lend money to. Understand people will lie to you and you will never see the money again. I
    via u/mastagoose
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    made this list as a joke over 5 years ago, and then it grew and not a single person ever paid me back. I am out almost $20k because of my willingness to trust people
    via u/mastagoose
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    10:33 < All iCloud Borrowed Money List: 1. Alan: $6872 2. Ashley: $2,753.05 3. Kirsten: $2,525 +$1,500 4. Leslie: $1,500 5. Ryan: $1,479.51 +($130) 6. Tom: $1,250 7. Christian: $552 8. Jessica: $160 9. George: $20 10. Matt: $15.94 11. Casey: $15 12. Maria $10 83
    via u/mastagoose
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    Atomicfeelin9 why are you letting people borrow over $150 in the first place
    via u/Atomicfeelin9
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    The original poster explained what they lent people money for...

    mastagoose OP Rent, car payment, maintenance, random "emergencies", mortgage, whatever. It was always a "l need money now or I'm losing the house/car" type thing. -18
    via u/mastagoose
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    flibbyzibbygoob STOP GIVING PEOPLE MONEY???
    via u/flibbyzibbygoob
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    Kaitlyn_The_M... You should probably stop handing out thousands of dollars to people.
    via u/Kaitlyn_The_Magnif
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    Leakykitchen5 Can I borrow $5,000? I'll pay you back next month, I promise
    via u/Leakykitchen5
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    qwarfujj Fool op once shame on op, fool op 12 times.......may as well fool them 13 because this dummy doesn't learn.
    via u/qwarfujj
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    Hunger-n-thirst It's time to see the 'U' in 'boundaries', my friend.
    via u/Hunger-n-thirst
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    r-Noxborne At some point, I feel like you should blame yourself for being the one to hand out money to people who can't pay you back.
    via u/r-Noxborne
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    Responsible_B... Maria gonna learn
    via u/Responsible_Bat3029
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    mrmarshmello... They got Matt down to the penny
    via u/mrmarshmellows
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    KnifeHappens I learned long ago that when a friend or family member asks for help/money. If I can, I will help, but it is always considered a gift, and I never plan on seeing it again. If they pay it back, it's a welcomed surprise, but it's never expected. Money is the easiest way to sour a relationship. Don't give it if you don't have it to spare.
    via u/KnifeHappens
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    thelion_quiver Who can get $7000 in less than a month to pay you back, but doesn't have that money to pay the original debt in the first place?
    via u/thelion_quiver
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    Resident Cress_8034 chatr 6:51 PM 97% 18,782.5 C * % 7 8 4 LO 9 6 1 2 3 0 ·|· | + || The total amount of money OP has lost for anyone who doesn't want to do the math.
    via u/Resident Cress_8034

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