Thursday, April 21, 2011

Lending Money to Friends: How to Ensure Good Karma, Not Bad Blood

A tale of two loans and two friendships: Guiliano Stiglitz, an executive who lives in Miami and London, says he has never had any resentment over money he loaned to a friend, even as much as $200. "I write it off immediately," he says. "If they return the money, it is a pleasant surprise. If they don't, well, I already knew."

But Vivian P., a textile designer in New York City, felt differently about the $300 she loaned to a friend who needed it to pay her rent. Vivian's resentment flared when...

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