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 if your "cheeky" relative quit their job on a whim - and then asked if they could borrow £5,000?

That's the question one Mumsnet user 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

1. I can't afford it.
2. There's a hole in my roof which needs fixing (true at the time)
3. I don't lend anyone money, especially family.
4. 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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