Mum asks for advice after ‘cheeky’ relative quits her job on a whim… and then asks to borrow £5k after spending all her money on a car and shoes
What would YOU do in her situation?
WHAT would you do if your "cheeky" relative quit their job on a whim - and then asked if they could borrow £5,000?
That's the question one is asking, explaining that her female family member packed in work after coming into a "smallish windfall, enough to buy a mid range car but not a mansion."
Since then, the woman has racked up debt by shelling out on a £1,300 coat, renting a brand new car on finance and buying "lots of shoes".
She's even been forced to move to a cheaper flat because she couldn't afford the rent on her two-bed place.
Months later, the family member still hasn't had a single job interview - and now she's asking for cash.
"She seems to think this well paid job is just around the corner and will earn 3 times what she used to," the Mumsnet user added.
"She's now asked to borrow 5k and said she will pay back in a few months.
"I want to just flat out say no and tell her that her situation is totally self made. I have savings because I work and don't spend it all on a car, shoes and coats."
And her fellow mums are outraged, warning her absolutely not to lend any cash.
One commented: "No way, you'll never see it again. 5k! What a cheek."
While pasturesgreen wrote: "Good Lord, no! Fifty quids, maybe, 5k no way! Very irresponsible of her to quit her job in the circumstances."
And specialsubject added: "Say no, because she p***ed the last lot away and you don't want yours going the same. She won't like it but that's the truth. Foolish woman."
And rocketgirl22 advised: "As tempting as it is to tell her the real reason, I would keep it to yourself."
Honeycombcrunch, who's had lots of experience of family asking for favours, gave her a tongue-in-cheek list of excuses to try
- I can't afford it.
- There's a hole in my roof which needs fixing (true at the time)
- I don't lend anyone money, especially family.
- Why don't you get a job? (They stopped asking after that!)
She added: "Personally, I think it's fine to tell her that she has to sort out her finances herself as she has been cheeky enough to ask for money."
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