Can I Borrow Money?

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They said that money is the root of all evil. I said it is not true. The love of money is the root of all evil. If you love money that much that is already affecting you and your surrounding, there is wrong with you.

Yeah, money is important. Actually, one of my goals in life is to have financial freedom. I bet almost everyone's goal.

In this article, I will be sharing something that happened yesterday involving money, specifically borrowing money.

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So, yesterday, a very good friend of mine sent me a message. Our friendship is over a decade already. We communicate the most than the rest of my friends from that circle. The last time I saw her personally was five years ago. I did not notice right away because I was busy. I opened it and it is a long message.


Verbatim

Che: Jiji!

Me: Yo, Che!

Che: Sup, Ji. I am so shy but I got no choice already, huhu. I am currently here in Baguio. Now, the problem is I forgot my (credit) card in Manila. I also forgot my password online. I need cash now because I am short. I have to process something here in Baguio, that is why. Is it okay if I borrow money? I will pay once I get back to Manila.

Me: Okay, how much? Can I send it via Gcash?

Che: Is it okay if I will borrow PHP 3,000 (USD 60)? I will really send you back the money once I get to Manila. I am processing papers because I will be working in New Zealand. Of course, I will visit you before I go.

Me: You are going away? :( I hope to see you before you go. Kindly make a request via Gcash.

Che: Yeah, maybe next year. Here, I sent the request already.

Me: Done. Kindly check the money received. Please let's meet up before you go. Let's do a road trip again. Ahhh, I will miss you for sure.

And the convo goes on...


I have trauma in lending money because some of my friends before, and whom I thought were my friends, did not pay me back. I mean, yeah, friends are important, but you promised to pay me back. I do not do magic to have money. It is hard-earned. That is when I got toughened up in lending money. I did not lend money unless I really trust you and our friendship is tested already.

So, peeps, be careful to who you will lend your money. There are people who will pretend just to suck the money out of you. If you have a gut feeling that he or she is scamming or hustling you, better tell that you can't lend money right now.

Che is the kind of friend that I really trusted. She is my anime buddy, my kalokohan duo, my craft sidekick, and my driver (sometimes, haha). We do most of the school props together because she got those crafting skills. She introduces me to boyish stuff such as skating, haha! Now I can't skate because my 50-year-old back kennat do it no more, hahaha!

She is an engineer and I admire her for being the best version of herself today!


That is it for this article. I will see you at the next one!

📸 All photos are from Unsplash

Date published: Aug 24, 2022

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i thought you were the one needing the money when you mentioned it the other day? or was it yesterday madam? haahaha, but yeah i had an experience about this, a friend who borrows, says they’ll pay by that month and then it took her 2 years to pay me, even though it was only 1k, there was a time i needed the money, but she keeps on lying and then seeing her my day going here and there, drinking, like meh, lies .. she wasn’t a best friend at all and realizing back then, i was only used and when she finally paid me, i never bothered to go to whatever invitations she tells me, glad it happened though, made me realize who was a true friend during those down times.

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2 years ago

Yeah, I need money, but it her case, she forgot her credit card. She is a very good friend of mine. Hmm, I will feel betrayed if ever she will not pay me. Baka friends pa rin kami pero syempre, baka hindi na the same.

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2 years ago

Ako naman, over time, narealize ko if yung money budgeted na, di ko nalang ipapahihiram. May experience kasi ako na sabi babayaran the next day. Pero nabayaran after 2 weeks. Tapos wala akong mahihiraman na walang patubo. so humiram ako nang may interest dahil hiniram yung pera. Pero if may extra naman ako, nagpapahiram ako kahit matagal mabayaran kasi alam ko yung feeling na walang-wala talaga. Gustuhin ko man na magbayad pero zero talaga. Pero dapat nagmimessage. Like if sinisingil ko, di ako siniseen. Okay lang matagalan basta magreply lang and magsabi ng totoo.

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2 years ago

Yung seen zoned ka lang, tapos ikaw pa naghahabol sa umuyang. Hays, hirap talaga

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2 years ago

I never lend money to my friends either. Even gig workers can take a payday loan https://1firstcashadvance.org/blog/payday-loans-for-gig-workers/. Now there are many services where you can borrow money, so even people with a bad credit score can get a loan. I treasure friendships and think that money can ruin them.

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2 years ago

I don't just lend money to people anyhow too, I looked smartly before I can lend someone money.

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2 years ago

I only lend money to my trusted people too, vice versa I make utang to them too lol.

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2 years ago

True! Di naman masama ang utang basta ibalik lang, hehe.

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2 years ago

Ako actually unlike before na I'm super bait kapag may nangungutang po sakin , I always give when I have an extra But now, I only choose kung sino na lang po papautangin ko kase at some point,mas marami pa po yung nakalimot ng utang nila sakin kesa dun sa mga responsible na nagbayad haha

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2 years ago

Tama yan, Mayiee. Hindi naman basta basta mahahanap ang pera kasi. Yung iba porket mabait tayo e, nangaabuso na. Ingat ka lagi, May!

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2 years ago

Kapag true friend tlga alam natin na takbuhan ng isip kaya walang worry na magpahiram ng pera

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2 years ago

True po. Medyo may kaba pa rin ako pero go go lang. Kung di na nagbayad e frienship over hahaha char.

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2 years ago

Haha, bka naman, matino naman kausap at long time friend mo na

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2 years ago

How nice naman talaga na magkaroon ng isang friend na totoo, kahit humiram ng Pera basta nagbabayad Lang talaga, nagdadala n rin ako sa isang friend na insensitive Hiram ng Hiram at hindi naman magbabayad.

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2 years ago

Red flag yung hiram ng hiram pero hindi nagbabayad ng utang. May nasisirang friendship talaga sa ganyan utang utang e. Kakasad lang.

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2 years ago

Ako nga nagpautang ng pambiling motor nakailang bangga na Yung motor di pa ako nababayaran. Ahahahhahahahha

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2 years ago

Hala, hahaha! Natawa naman ako dito. Laki siguro napautang mo dun.

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2 years ago

Malaki nga ahahhahahahhaha pero binaon ko na sya sa limot

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2 years ago

Mas mabuti na talaga na magpahiram ng pera sa taong tiwala ka na talaga at alam mong marunong magbayad, meron kasing iilan kalimutan na lang ang peg eh pag singilan haha. Yung tipong parang hindi ka kilala pag bayaran naa

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2 years ago

Kunware limot pero ayaw talaga magbayad nung iba haha. kaya kakatrauma rin pautang e. Dun lang dapat sa mga malalapit magpautang.

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2 years ago

Yan ang ayaw ko din sis yung magpapahiram ako tas sasabihan na babayaran. Tas pag na receive na yung money dami ng excuses at pinaghirapan mo din yung money. Obligasyon nila na bayaran.

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2 years ago

Yung mahirap pa dun e ikaw pa tong maghahabol para sa pera haha.

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2 years ago

Oo sis totoo yan. Aabot pa sa time na ikaw pa ang mag adjust.

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2 years ago

Ay ENGR ka Jiji? I am not fond of asking friends for money. Like kahit emergency na No pa din, I don't know, parang nakakababa ng self ang pag ask ng money, sa akin lang huh. Kaya daily grinding ako for some times needed ko alam kung mahihiya ako sa iba so I just get my earnings.

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2 years ago

I think in here case naman is she forgot her card. Pero ayun di pa rin naalis kaba ko pag utangan. Well, I'll update here kung magbabayad siya.

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2 years ago

Miss can I borrow money tonight? I'll just buy a pancit canton, fishballs, and fries? Oh, ganyan! Haha. Para may proof na nangutang ka at babayran mo talaga. Emz!

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2 years ago

Kahit hindi ka na magpaalam, kuha ka na sa wallet ko hahaha

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2 years ago