Gave my friend a bill

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Registered: 05-09-2005
Gave my friend a bill
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Mon, 05-08-2006 - 7:12pm
I gave my friend a bill today for the $1,000.00 he owes me. He had borrowed a total of $2,000.00 from me a year ago -- not all at once -- and he actually paid back $1,000.00 of it. Now tho he is constantly talking about no having $$$$ and he makes the same salary I do. He was going to make payments on the $1000.00 he still owes but for the past year has paid nothing. So today I gave him a bill -- with the dates when I gave him the various amounts and the date he paid back the $1000.00. I felt really uncomfortable giving him the bill!!! What's wrong with me? We can barely make ends meet. I wonder if people borrow $$ from people that they know would be uncomfortable asking for it back??
Anyway, it totally taught me a lesson -- obviously I won't lend him any more money -- but I won't lend anyone any money unless we sign some kind of agreement and plan for repayment. Basically, I just don't plan to lend any money. We just don't have it to lend. But there was always some desperate reason why he needed it. I am such a pushover. But I really think I am over it. By the way, I'm married -- this was not a boy friend -- just a friend at work. Hopefully he will step up -- otherwise work could become uncomfortable. And the thing is, even if I wanted to go to small claims court -- really I have no proof that I gave him the money -- lots of it was cash, and I never asked him to sign anything. I'm an idiot.
Thanks for listening.
Megan

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Registered: 06-16-2004
Fri, 06-02-2006 - 9:35am

Megan,


I would ask every payday.

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Registered: 05-09-2005
Fri, 06-02-2006 - 10:13am
Hi Nicole,
The plan was AND STILL IS (if he would get with it) to have him pay me $100.00 each payday. I'll see what he comes up with today . . . . But I won't stop asking. I have waited too long and now I'm really brave enough to demand the payment. We get paid once a month (teacher).
Megan
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Registered: 05-14-2003
Fri, 06-02-2006 - 10:37am

Megan-

What if you told him you guys were really needing it. That you haven't bothered him about it before because you guys were okay but now you are really needing it....it's the truth, you really want your $$!!

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