When a friend owes you money

Investigate your options
If the sum of money is really mounting and it looks like your friend isn't going to pay you back (or make any effort to) then it might be time to get some advice from the CAB or even take it to the small claims court. Not ideal and it will mean the end of the friendship but if she won't do you the courtesy of paying you back or even discussing it with you then the friendship is as good as over anyway.
amanda01

Why should you cough up?
Once you've done the hard bit of confronting a freeloading friend, you feel much better for saying all the things that have been annoying you for so long. Just because you have money doesn't mean that you have to give him/her loads of it. It's bizarre that a skint friend should think that's a reasonable thing to ask of you.
cl-glossygirl02

The last resort
My ex owed me money for a car loan that I had taken out for him. When we split, he wouldn't give up the car and then started to ignore my calls. After a while I got so fed up I decided to shame him by letting his workmates know what he was like. As soon as his work heard about the situation, he was so embarrassed he paid me back straight away.
amanda01

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