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DANIELLE PINKUS.

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BAUERSYNDICATION.COM.AU.

Your friend borrowed

money ages ago and still

hasn’t paid you back.

THE SOLUTION:It’s not nice when you’re

leftsearching for spare change at the bottom

of your school bag to buy an afternoon finger

bun when you know you’re owed money. But firing

up over it will only cause a rift with your BFF and staying silent

is guaranteed to make you feel cheated. Instead, pitch a friendly

reminder to your friend with no pressure or hard feelings.

TRY THIS LINE:”Hey, it was a while ago, so you might have

forgotten,but you borrowed that money off me for [insert item

here] and I’m wondering if you could pay me sometime?“

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Your friends are

ALWAYS borrowing

money from you.

THE SOLUTION: As much as you want your mate to join in

on all the fun, you’re not a bank! Constantly shelling out for

their social life will just make you feel resentful. Try and fix the

situation before you get too unhappy and start avoiding them.

TRY THIS LINE: ”Hey, it’s getting a bit awkward for me always

having to lend you money. I’m wondering if next time we head

out you could make sure that you have your money sorted

beforehand. Or maybe we can do something that doesn’t cost

very much? I just don’t always have enough to spot you.“

They never want to spend

money and it’s getting in the

way of having a good time.

THE SOLUTION: It’s definitely annoying

when a friend won’t reach into her pocket to

buy a ticket for the fun park even though she can more than

afford it. But rather than letting it boil over into a fight, let

her know the impact this has on the times you do hang out.

TRY THIS LINE: ”I like spending time with you but we have

different ideas of how we like to spend our money. Is there

something else we could do when we hang out that would

make you feel a little more relaxed when it comes to money?“

M

oney drama is one of those things that

can turn even your sweetest mate into

Cinderella’s evil stepmother. Imagine

losing a good friend over something as minor

as not paying them back for a can of Coke?

It sounds crazy, but something which may not

seem like a big deal to you could be a pretty

sensitive issue to somebody else – and vice

versa. So, rather than going totally hush-hush

on issues involving cash, we think that you

should take the high road and sort them out,

even if it’s a bit awkward at first. This is our

guide to fixing your sticky money situations.

Money,

Money can be

a complicated thing,

especially when it comes

between you and your

friends. here, we sort

your cash confl icts.

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