re: A good buddy called me asking for money yesterday. Update 6/12

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It's best not to loan friends money I have found. So when I have a friend who asks for a loan, I decide if I want to gift them the money, or part of it. And then I gift it to them and tell them that if they should later decide the gift is a loan that they would like to pay back, I will gladly accept.

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I’ve never had a family member or friend ask me for money.

Probably some combination of the quality of folks I’ve been around and how I project to folks.

Charity is best given anonymously; if I were to be charitable, I’d follow the biblical guidance-

“But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your almsgiving may be in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.”
- Matthew 6: 3-4