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Being able to afford a loan does not make anyone obligated to become a friend’s personal bank.

This borrower needed another $300 despite leaving an older $150 debt unpaid for six months.

Meanwhile, her promises kept expiring while photos from expensive restaurants continued appearing right on schedule.

Check out the full drama below.

AITA for not lending my friend money even though I obviously have it?

So my friend (24F) asked me (26M) to lend her $300 for her car repair and I said no.

Now she’s pretty ticked because she knows I’m not broke right now and could technically afford it.

But there’s more to the story here.

Here’s the thing, she already owes me $150 from like 6 months ago that she keeps saying she’ll pay back next week and never does.

Plus, she has this habit of asking for money but then posting pics of herself out at expensive restaurants the same week.

Financial stability has been an uphill battle for him, so he’s not too keen on throwing it out the window to appease someone else.

I’m finally in a good place financially after years of stress, and I just don’t want to mess that up by being the bank for someone who doesn’t seem to prioritize paying people back.

But when he tells her this, she begins guilt tripping him.

She’s saying I’m being selfish and that real friends help each other out.

But honestly, I feel like real friends don’t put you in awkward positions about money repeatedly.

AITA for protecting my own financial stability even though I could help?

He saw it as boundaries, but she saw it as selfishness.

What did Reddit think?

This friend is one to talk about what real friends do.

It’s time to shut this down once and for all.

Being smart doesn’t always mean being popular.

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Boundaries aren’t selfish — they’re needed.

OP was protecting his stability, not abandoning a friend, after six months of broken repayment promises.

His friend should repay the first loan and reconsider her spending before demanding another withdrawal from the friendship account.

Real friends help each other, but banks usually check outstanding balances first.