On Borrowing and Lending Money

Never, Never, Never borrow money from nor loan money to a Friend.
You will lose the friend.

If a Friend ( Capital F - Real Friend ) needs $50 bucks till "just next payday", give them $50 bucks with the understanding that you are just giving it to them, and they can pay it back or not, as they wish or need to.

Understand, you will probably never see the money again, so after you give it to them, just forget about it and move on. Keep the Friend, Lose the money. It's easy to get money, it's a lot of work to get a Real Friend.

I've been on both ends of this... and luckily learned the easy way, and the hard way, and now strive to keep my friends for as long as I am able.