k, on the 1st day of skool...i ask this kid can i have a dollar..she gave me it and that was the end of that...next thing i know a couple of wks later she started asking for the money.."where's my money"?Where's my money? but i still didn't pay her back..i mean its just a dollar...Do you think she should of just dropped the situation if she knew that i wasn't gonna pay her no time soon..i mean its been about a month or so and i still didn't pay her back her dollar. Would you be so angry over a dollar?
2007-10-04 12:28:36 · 18 answers · asked by . 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It's not so much the dollar itself, but the principle. She expected you to pay her back and you didn't. People need to know that you can be trusted and relied on, and if you get a rep that says you're not, you might start finding it pretty hard to make or keep friends. I think what you're losing is worth a heckuva lot more than a dollar.
Besides, if it's just a dollar, as you say, then what would be the big loss to you in paying it back? Just give it back to her, and "sorry it took so long." End of story, and reputation saved.
2007-10-04 13:14:05 · answer #1 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one who gave you the dollar obviously thought you were trustworthy and would repay or offer to repay. If as you say, "it's only a dollar!" Then where is the problem? Return her money at least with a hearty thank-you!
You are wrong not to pay her back and now complain on this forum that this person has somehow wronged you? Get a life, pay back the money and stop begging.
2007-10-04 19:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by Othniel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, was your intent to phrase asking in such a way that you could say she gave it to you instead of loaning it, in which case, you wouldn't feel obligated to pay it back?
She did you a favor by spotting you the dollar. You should have offered to pay it back when you had it, now it seems like it's a contest of who can perservere the longest.
It is only a dollar. Your integrity is worth far more. Give her the dollar back.
2007-10-04 20:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by dasupr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a dollar isn't much to you but for one reason or another it means more to her. Pay her back. It's not cool to be know as a mooch. Like you said it's just a dollar... right? So pay her back and keep your good name. I don't lend money. If I give money I don't expect it to be returned. Still you don't want everyone to think you're a mooch. Next time you need a buck you want to know that someone has your back.
2007-10-04 19:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by darlorain 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if it's just a dollar why don't you pay it back. If you borrowed it you should pay it to her. What you really mean is that you can't even be trusted with a loan of a dollar. Maybe she isn't so mad about how much just the fact that you haven't honored your word.
2007-10-04 19:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by laura seeks the Kwisatz Haderach 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have decided to steal it from her and she now realizes you didn't borrow a dollar, you stole a dollar. Yeah, it's a big deal. Not because it's a dollar. Because you have turns a potential friend into a victim. Shame on you. Pay it back.
2007-10-04 20:57:23 · answer #6 · answered by Crystal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I wouldn't care about a dollar and I think she is being unreasonable. Still, if she wants the dollar that bad you do technically have an obligation to pay her back.
2007-10-04 19:51:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends whether she GAVE or LOANED you a dollar.
If she loaned it to you, she's entitled to ask for it back.
You could be respectful and get her off your back if you gave her back a dollar.
It may only be $1, but the amount is not the issue. A dollar is a lot of money to some people. You'll only start to appreciate the value of money, when you begin earning it for yourself.
2007-10-04 19:35:55 · answer #8 · answered by concerned neighbor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the amount of money, but the amount of (or lack of) integrity that you have because you won't pay it back. Word will get out in school that you're untrustworthy. It's actions like that now that will set the stage for later. Like if you borrow money from a bank or credit card and don't pay it back. It's her money, so pay it back with a side of "humble pie", and apologize.
2007-10-04 19:37:56 · answer #9 · answered by dtown 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lol, as Kahlil GIbran said, the victim is normaly at fault, as well as the wrong doer. Meh, you shouldn't get upset about it.... Especualy since she should have known that it was a possibility you wouldn't pay her back. Of course you are at fault too. You should have payed her back. Once, Phillip II invited Socrates to his palace, as well as some others. Socrates declined, and said he would not accept a gift that he couldn't return the favour.
2007-10-04 21:22:41 · answer #10 · answered by lufiabuu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋