When it comes to contentious topics, money is right up there. We have all been in situations where someone doesn’t fancy paying their share of the bar tab, or maybe you are the one who finds their friends splashing out carelessly, and you feel left behind? Whatever the issue, dealing with it is rarely fun. But it is not just awkward: not talking about money with friends could be costing you anywhere from a few extra hundred bucks a month—or thousands—all because we don’t want to seem impolite. To help avert friendship bust-ups over money, we have enlisted the experts to explain what to do when confronted with some tricky scenarios…
THE DILEMMA
‘I lent my friend `20,000 and they have not paid me back.’
No matter how frustrating.
