Money: Today, I politely asked my friend if she would repay me the £20...

By learntmylesson - 03/07/2010 04:15 - France

Today, I politely asked my friend if she would repay me the £20 she owes me. She shouted at me, called me an insensitive bitch, and refuses to pay me back as apparently she can't afford to. Her holiday to Italy next week begs to differ. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/10/2011 19:02 - United Kingdom

Today, I listened as my ridiculously wealthy friend excitedly rambled on and on about her latest shopping trip. This is the same friend who owes me £150, and accused me of being insensitive for asking her to repay it at some point. FML

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By *sigh* - 08/12/2015 22:56 - United Kingdom

Today, I confronted my friend about the £260 he owes me. He got offended and said, "Friends don't have to pay back." He called me selfish and walked off. FML

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By Taty - 14/04/2021 14:00

Today, my friend won’t pay me back the money I lent her. I stupidly lent her $1200. She’s calling me an “inconsiderate bitch” because I “have a good paying job, I’ll be alright.” FML

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By Full Stomach Empty Wallet - 06/08/2015 10:50 - United States - Danvers

Today, I discovered that the five-star meal that my friend treated me to last night was actually meant to be repayment of the $200 I loaned her last month. I needed that money for bills and she refuses to give me another cent. FML

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By asparagus piss - 19/10/2012 17:05 - United States - Tifton

Today, after having loaned my girlfriend money after she claimed to be broke and unable to pay her rent and electricity bills, she went out, spent it all on a new purse and phone, and now refuses to pay me back. FML

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By yourewelcome - 05/12/2014 02:04 - United States - Gainesville

Today, I thought I was doing a nice thing when I spent hundreds of dollars to get my friend a plane ticket home. She yelled at me when I gave it to her. Turns out, she planned on spending a few more months freeloading off me. FML

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By Pio - 22/02/2022 16:00

Today, I asked my coworker to pay back the $100 I'd loaned her when she fell on hard times. She’s owed me for almost a year now, and she always said she’d pay me back “Next week.” She responded by telling HR that I was “harassing” and “threatening” her. FML

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By wasted money - 30/11/2022 16:00 - Australia

Today, I generously paid for my best friend to go to an event she's wanted to see her whole life. Instead of thanking me, she brought her children and made me pay for them too, complained that I hadn't chosen the seats she wanted, then blamed me when she got on the wrong train back to her hotel. FML

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By FMarinasL - 30/06/2011 23:43 - United States

Today, I asked my mother to pay back the $50 she owes me. Rather than paying me back, she raced off to "work". She's been unemployed for 3 years. FML

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By Yaya13 - 01/12/2021 05:01

Today, I asked my friend, once again, to pay me back the $500 she owes me. She got annoyed and told me, “I told you, my Cash App locked me out of my account!” When I mentioned Venmo, she said she'd forgotten her password to it, called me a "selfish c*nt", and hung up on me. FML

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zah_ali 3

Saturday 3 July 2010 12:26

I know how you feel! I have a similar situation. Lent a friend a decent sum of money...few years on still waiting to get paid back. It sucks cos you think your helping someone out and they just take the piss!!

varkey 7

Saturday 3 July 2010 16:15

why are you friends with her?

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varkey 7

Saturday 3 July 2010 16:15

why are you friends with her?

samyslamajamma 0

Saturday 3 July 2010 16:17

Punch her in da face, take your 20 pounds back, plus five for interest and. Walk away.

aback 4

Saturday 3 July 2010 17:17

If you lend a mooch a twenty then never see them again, it's money well spent.

JokeMeister 0

Saturday 3 July 2010 17:24

Can you say "KICK ASS"? Now that you have, proceed.

FyourLIFEdotCOM8 0

Saturday 3 July 2010 17:41

maybe her parents paid for it. ydi for assuming.

ToNstAAr 8

Saturday 3 July 2010 18:11

ToNstAAr 8

Saturday 3 July 2010 18:14

maybe the vacations WHY she can't pay you back…

mintcar 9

Saturday 3 July 2010 18:20

Maybe someone paid for the trip?

akaOtter 1

Saturday 3 July 2010 18:20

op is in France, friend is going to Italy. all north Americans talking about an 'expensive trip' should rethink. I believe a train from France to Italy isn't too expensive, nor are many hotels, or hostels for that matter. 20 isn't a ton of cash. anyone should be able to live without it, especially if they decided to lend it without a stated repayment date. if you couldn't afford to loan the 20 then you shouldn't have. ydi for whining about this. grow up.

Intoxicunt 5

Saturday 3 July 2010 18:36

Um, noooo. It says 'sent from a mobile version'. We don't know where the OP lives. France is the default location on the app for when the IP address/location can't be tracked. I reiterate: We do not know where the OP lives. Now, I don't about Spain, but a trip from America (the most common place for FMLs to come from) to France is about $1400. So I'd say it's rather expensive indeed. Not to mention the fact that paying off a debt should be the FIRST thing you do with your money. I don't know what type of twat borrows money, spends a large amount on a luxury, then bitches their friend out for even suggesting they pay it back.

lindsaysue 4

Sunday 4 July 2010 0:20

Considering the friend borrowed £20 and not $20 I'd say it's a safe bet they aren't coming from the US.. Just a thought..

akaOtter 1

Sunday 4 July 2010 0:37

thank you lindsaysue. exactly my rebuttal to that. £20 is not going to cause anyone to go hungry that wasn't going to go hungry anyways. I'm wondering if OP had a reason for wanting the money back and if it was expressed to the friend. I love how so many FMLs leave out so much useful info in hope the general masses will just side with them without thinking (which it is sad to see that they do)

tweetbaby14 18

Sunday 4 July 2010 10:38

£20 that's an indicator that OP is more than likely some kind of British. wow and people call us Americans dumb...

akaOtter 1

Sunday 4 July 2010 14:24

okay, so I didn't know that France was a default setting. also, as I am on an iPhone, I do not see anything about 'sent from mobile'. I agree that Britain is a more likely location for op to be from, but France is a short drive, not entirely impossible. @intox- if you are going to be a know it all and make snide comments, make sure you make better assumption than the person you are criticizing. very unlikely op is from America, £20 is not likely considered a 'debt' to most people (more like a friendly loan) and why are you bringing up Spain at all?