Vent: My neighbor keeps asking to 'borrow' $20 but never pays it back

Morgan Fisher · 2026-03-13T22:45:04.504993+00:00

It's happened three times this month, and the last time he said 'I'll get you next Friday' while holding a new video game. Why do people think small debts don't count? Anyone else have a polite way to shut this down?

aliceshah7mo ago

Man, my buddy had to start saying his cash was all tied up in bills.

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susana666mo ago

Yeah, it's wild how some people just keep pushing. Like @jennyh41 said, a flat no works but man, it gets old. My old roommate used to "borrow" my good pens and I never saw them again, you know?

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jennyh417mo ago

Ugh, that's the worst. My cousin pulled that same stuff for months until I just started saying "sorry, can't" every single time.

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