No I Won't Pay Interest! / myLot

@db20747 (43427)

Washington, District Of Columbia

February 27, 2020 2:51pm CST

I borrowed money from this lady I know. I held up my end of the bargain and paid her back. She then asked me for interest. That was not part of the deal. I nicely told her I did not have any extra interest and that i paid what I owed. Has your friend asked of you intertest for money you borrowed?

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Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

27 Feb 20

If that lady is your friend then now she WAS your friend.

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Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

28 Feb 20

@db20747 a friend wouldn't charge interest. If she did then she had lowered the level of friendship.

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Feb 20

She tried to throw it on me at the last minute.

Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Feb 20

Yes, was, she was really just an acquaintance. That was nice of her to loan me the money, but if she wants interest she should say so at first.

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marguicha

@marguicha (215428)

• Chile

29 Feb 20

I have borrowed and lent money to the people nearer my heart. We always talked about a bit of interest, less than what the Bank asks when it loans and more than what you get when you deposit your money there.

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marguicha

@marguicha (215428)

• Chile

29 Feb 20

@db20747 I usually place the small amounts of money I save on a deposit at the Bank and they give me a small amount of interest. It is not big but it is. If I lend my money to my best friends or close family I expect them to give me that too. In this moment I have lent my whole inheritance from my mother to my daughters. They are both paying me interests.

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

29 Feb 20

@marguicha that's good if that's what you agreed to!

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

29 Feb 20

This is fair when reasonable, if you are helping out a friend and you want interest, they need to let people know.

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pumpkinjam

@pumpkinjam (8540)

• United Kingdom

28 Feb 20

I've never borrowed money from a friend so haven't had this experience. If you hadn't already agreed to pay interest, she should not have asked you for interest. It seems strange to me that a friend would expect interest.

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Feb 20

This is good you didn't borrow. She should have mentioned this when she lent it to me.

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sweetloveforeve

@sweetloveforeve (13107)

• Portugal

28 Feb 20

If she lent you the money with good intentions she wouldn't ask you to pay her extra. And if she wanted to charge you extra, she should have say it before she lend you.

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Feb 20

Yes, I thought it was good intentions. Yes, she should have said so at first

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Rose Galavia

@cgalavia (1436)

• Philippines

28 Feb 20

It's pretty obvious that hes really into the money especially when it wasn't part of the deal.I wouldn't give as well if it was me and no my friends never asked for an interest so far whenever I borrowed to them.

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Feb 20

Yes, she threw it on me right after I payed her back!

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Cait Tallon

@skydream (1446)

• Agate, Colorado

28 Feb 20

No and i find it ridiculous for her to ask you for interest. If you wanted to pay interest you could've borrowed from a bank or another loan place. You paid what you owed that's all she deserves

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43427)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

28 Feb 20

Yeah, she tried to spring it on me at the last minute.