This is about a friend of a friend, who i get on with but wouldn't really call a friend, lets call her Lucy.
Last week Lucy asked if i could lend her money to buy her son's uniform, the day before school started.
I said no as I don't lend (or borrow) money to anyone.
Friday is my day off, and yesterday she called me (she was with my friend) and asked for 'tips' on wall papering, which quickly became clear that they wanted me to come and help, which i did, and ended up doing the whole bloody room myself, with no help at all.
She needed to finish 'tidying' up her old house (that she has already moved out of) so that she can get her deposit back, the place was a state and needed a lot of cleaning, DIY and redecorating.
Lucy had nothing at the house, no cleaning supplies or anything, so we went to asda, when we where there she said she didn't have any money (after i had driven us the 15 miles there) Lucy asked if i could buy what we needed and she would pay me back when she got her deposit back on monday. Reluctantly i agreed, she hadn't really given me much of a choice, and she spend £40 on cleaning and DIY things.
Then she called me today asking if i could lend her another £30, promising she would give me it back on wednesday when she got her deposit back (but wait wasn't supposed to be getting it back on monday )
I said no and made up an excuse.
Then she said "You don't know what its like having to get by on no money, just because you are loaded you think you are better than everyone else."
I told her she was wrong and that i am by no means 'loaded'.
She ranted for a bit about being on benefits and how lucky i am to have such a good job and loads of money, then she told me that she would have to give me the £40 back in bits because "some of us cant afford to just throw away £40 like it is nothing"
Why does she assume that just because i work i have an abundance of spare cash?
I lent her that £40 against my better judgement because it was the only way she was going to get her deposit back on her old house, then i spent my whole day off (and ruined my nails) wallpapering, DIYing and cleaning so that she would get back her deposit. But because i refuse to lend her cash that means that i think i am better than her?
Rant over. =)
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DevotionAndDesire · 17/09/2011 11:18
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