I received a text from a friend whom I haven’t seen for more than a decade asking to borrow a sum of money. I wonder where she get my number— I guess the news spread fast about me being a poor collector…hehehehe. I may laughed at it, but sometimes reality bites and sometimes I felt I’m being used.

Though I was still having a second thought and contemplating about it.

Alas!Fate forewarn me not to lend. I guess it’s a sign reading timely a line about money and friendship. To quote,  " Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft losses both itself and friend." Shucks! it’s a word from Shakespeare and its an aged tenet I haven’t  learned.

From those words I should learn a lesson, for many times I fall prey of losing my savings because I lent it to my friends, hoping in a way I was able to ease their financial problem. But I dunno if they are thinking of it as a loan or a donation and I’m too uncomfortable reminding them always for that would mean additional waste of money and time calling or texting them or maybe my tolerance on their selective amnesia is very high I don’t know which is which.hehehehe. So, the result will always be losing my savings and defy its very purpose of using it for leaner days and leave me in quandary where to look when I’m in a financial distress.

Hence, I realize when it comes to money matters I should have a second thought if they are really friends for keeps or not (hahahaha…. tanga gihapon). But hey !I should share this, if you have a good credit standing people won’t hesitate to lend you money…. so reputation is also an investment and I’m proud to say I have that.