I have a friend who is really really awful with money. At the end of last month he went on a trip that he couldn't afford despite the fact that he knew he was changing jobs and moving soon and that would leave a big hole in his finances. At the start of this month he borrowed money from his parents to get himself through to pay day but that's now gone. I was chatting to him today and he told me about having no money and said that he'll have to sleep in his office if money from another job doesn't come through by Monday.
I don't like the thought of him sleeping in his office. To be fair I'm not sure it'll come to that, as his parents are generous and he has a few friends that he could stay with. I am convinced he is harping on about it in the hope that I will offer to lend him money. If I did lend him money I know he would pay it back as he is trustworthy in that sense. I am not poor and could afford to lend him a couple of hundred pounds on a short term basis. The problem is, I don't want to.
He knew well in advance that he would be moving to this new place but rather than sorting out a place to live he went on holiday, spent all his money and then ended up staying in a hotel for the last three weeks (at extortionate cost). His parents lent him plenty of money at the start of the month and he managed to spend all of it. It really pisses me off and I don't want to be yet another person to bail him out. AIBU to feel he should just grow up and manage his money better rather than let things get this bad and then expect others to bail him out?