how often do you borrow money from others?

Philippines
July 31, 2009 7:53am CST
...or do borrow at all? (perhaps you have tons of it) but times do get tough, and we end up borrowing money from family or friend... does that happen to you always?
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@shhheila (1845)
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
yah sometimes but i only borrow an amount that i can pay! i wont borrow a big money, im afraid i cant pay it... but i try my best not to borrow!!!
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• Philippines
8 Aug 09
i know...even me, i cant sleep soundly if i owe somebody money..lolz
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• Malaysia
8 Aug 09
i try not to borrow money from someone whether from friend or family members. But, sometimes no choice i still need to borrow some, not because i do not have sufficient money, is just because i forgot to bring wallet or maybe that time i do not have enough money in my pocket. Normally i will return the money in the same day.
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• Philippines
8 Aug 09
we do get to a point where we run out of cash...we don't have piles of money y'know
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@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
2 Aug 09
Before, if I had no money, I would ask from my brothers, sisters and even my folks. They don't expect me to pay it back though since we're family. If I borrowed money from friends, I would surely pay it back since I don't like to lose their trust in me. I would also like to expect the same when they too would borrow money from me which I am fortunate to experience with some of my classmates when I was still in college. They would promptly give the money back whenever they could pay me back. I would even get surprised since I wouldn't remember lending them money at all
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
2 Aug 09
Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. It really depends on the situation and what the situation wants for it to resolve itself.. (-_-")
• Philippines
2 Aug 09
must be very convenient to have a big family huh, raty? lolz
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@murtuza89 (513)
• India
8 Aug 09
I prefer not to borrow money from anybody. Not even my friends. Borrowing money is considered bad in my family. We prefer to stay hungry than to borrow money from others. Borrowing money makes us answerable to someone and makes us loose our self respect sometimes. that is why i prefer being debtfree.
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• Philippines
8 Aug 09
i know,,,it takes a lot of courage to even tell then you need to borrow money..that's why i'd rather use the credit card!lolz!
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• United States
2 Aug 09
I hate to borror someone's money. I think it is not good at all. During my whole lofe, I believe that I borrow money only four times, and that is pretty much it.
• United States
6 Aug 09
I try to finance my money as much as I can. Thank you friend.
• Philippines
2 Aug 09
glad 2 know that min-- u must be very good at handling your finances!
• United States
1 Aug 09
I used to borrow money from my dad when it was absolutely necessary. Don't think I ever paid him back though... Try not to go that way anymore. Never borrowed from friends. I've done the cash loans too but no more! Thats a hard cycle to break free from. Now I make sure that I have enough money for rent, bills, and food. Once in a blue moon we'll take the kids to like Wendys or rent a movie from redbox but extra money usually gets saved for a rainy day.
• Philippines
1 Aug 09
LOLZ!!! borrowing from our dads? no need to pay back!! hehehe
• United States
2 Aug 09
Isn't that what they're for??? Don't tell me I've spent my whole life being wrong!! LOL
@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
5 Sep 09
Hmmmm, I don't borrow from friends outright, like I would never go up to a friend and tell her i need to borrow money. We do sometimes borrow from each other, like when we go watch a movie and she would pay for the movie while I get snacks, and then I don't have change to pay her, so I pay her next week. Only stuff like that. I do borrow from my siblings though, but I guess it's different when it's from family.
• Philippines
5 Sep 09
hi there myme! yea i know what you mean... we do borrow a few bucks form friends once in a while... but when we do run out of cash we first turn to siblings...
@taripres (1499)
• United States
31 Jul 09
Nah, I don't borrow too much, I just make it happen! People think I have money so they always ask me, cause I never ask and seem to make it work! So everyone thinks I have something, wrong, I have bills... Occasionally I may have to ask, but best believe it gets paid back pronto!! Taripre$
@taripres (1499)
• United States
2 Aug 09
Yeah, I try! I just hate asking and then owing; people tend to let u know when u owe them something, and I don't have time for that to be hanging over my head!! Taripre$
• Philippines
31 Jul 09
you sound like a really determined person, keep it up tarip!
@Rara90 (7)
• Australia
1 Aug 09
Only with my best friend/room mate. But it's mutual. If she's ever short on cash, I'll pay, and then take that amount out of the rent or next time I'm short. A couple of my friends do the same, actually. It's nice, like shouting them without feeling like you're burning much needed cash to live.
• Australia
1 Aug 09
That it is. And what do you do?
• Philippines
1 Aug 09
nice to have a roommate like that rara!
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
8 Aug 09
Hello to you. I very seldom borrow money from others, but have had some bad experiences with lending it a having trouble getting it back! And some of what I have lent is large amounts. No, I do not have a lot of money! And the few times I have borrowed, I always always back it back when I have said I would. Karen
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
yeah...I have had bad experiences too , karen.i know what you're talking about... too sad money sometimes tend to destroy relationships=(
@haiershen (1080)
• China
21 Aug 09
i don't borrow money from others, only borrow money from my parents when i was young,when i was starting work i have a saraly,so i would put the budget of one month in my poket to ensure my daily bills.hopefully i don't have the chance to borrow money form anyone at all.good luck and have a nice day!
• Philippines
21 Aug 09
late responses can alwas catch up@ hi haier! thanks for responding... and for sharing youir views!!!! you sound like you know how to handle your money well...
@doggyhouz (548)
• United States
8 Aug 09
I don't like borrowing money from people. I'll ask my parents for the money if I really need it. Or I will ask my partner. It is very difficult to promise a friend when you have money problems at the moment. You just don't want to lose a friendship especially over money. Losing it over money is the worst way and it is very hard to fix after that. Money is the root of all evil. Especially when it comes to lend or borrowing money with correlation to friends. God bless
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
u too doggyh!!!
• Indonesia
8 Aug 09
I rarely do that. I only borrow when I forget to bring my money in sport lesson to canteen so I borrow it from my friend and bring it back 5 minutes after in the class. I don't like borrow money for a long time, because I can forget and I feel like have obligation to be nice to him/her who lend me money.. I think better if we borrow money only when we need it and in urgent situation.. And credit card for me just to be used in emergency situation, like when our family must stay in hospital or you lost in another country and your money currency not same,,etc..
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
you do know how to watch your money chrys!!! happy mylotting!
@Jaxsky (196)
31 Jul 09
I tend to borrow money but not direct cash, I may get a close friend to pay for my flights if we are travelling to Sweden together etc. I have never asked for just money. And I will always pay it back:)
• Philippines
31 Jul 09
yeah...coz if you don't pay them bask you can never borrow form them again. and it'd probably make you feel terrible knowing you have not paid somebody you owe
@Jaxsky (196)
31 Jul 09
Yeah especially if it is a friend, I would lend the money to a close friend if I had it. So it's nice that one or two would do the same for me:)
• United States
8 Aug 09
I do my best to never borrow money from anyone. I hate borrowing money because it makes me feel bad. Borrowing money to me is like a sign that I have hit rock bottom. I work, I go to school, and I should be able to hold my own and pay for things on my own. I shouldn't need help from anyone.
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
hey rogue! tnks for dropping a response!
@jenskye03 (354)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
As much as possible I tried to avoid borrowing money because I can't sleep when I know that I have debt. I worry too much and because I still don't have stable income, I'm afraid that I couldn't pay it in due time. Its also embarrassing if I can't able to pay what I borrow to the time I promised to pay it. That would be a bad record and the person might not trust me anymore. I'm also a bad creditor coz when my friends borrow money from me, sometimes when they will pay already, I asked them when did they borrow money to me? I forgot sometimes that they have borrowed money. And then I would thank them for reminding me that. My friends would even tease me that they wished they haven't told me that because I didn't remember their debt at all.. ^^
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
some sort of amnesia...LOLZ
@vivianchen (2646)
• China
8 Aug 09
I tried not to borrow any money from any one. Because i don't like the feeling or owing someone something. I like to reply on myself. But once in a while, if in accident, i don't have any cash with me and i need it so bad, i will ask my friend for the cash and give it back within a week.
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
it's gerat you do viv!!! tnx for responding!
• Malaysia
8 Aug 09
Hi, whenever possible, I will not borrow money from anyone. However, as I can remember clearly, I borrowed once from my parents. That was when I first came out to work and I need a car for me to go to work, so I have borrowed some money to get a second hand car. I opted to borrow from my parent cause it doesn't charge any interest compared to the bank. But I have returned it to them by installment within 1 year.
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
that's right siew...keep it low as possible...borrowing must have to be the last option!
@lheng18 (93)
• Philippines
6 Aug 09
sorry but ever since in my life i wasnt able to borrow money even to my mom, but they say when i born i do have credit not to people but to country is that true
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
hurray lheng!
6 Aug 09
If I'm out in town with my mum and I see something I really like, I'll sometimes borrow from her. Only occasionally though.
• Philippines
8 Aug 09
i guess ouur mom is the first person that comes into our minds when we need money right?