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Re:John Carmack: I loaned money to anyone that asked me by strken on Monday January 09, 2023 @12:58PM (#34313456)
Why not? I've borrowed thousands of dollars from family at times, lent thousands of dollars to them at others, and we've always repaid each other eventually.

It's normal to forgive a loan to family if circumstances change, or to give money no-strings-attached if they need it, but it's equally normal to loan money to help with cash flow problems and then expect repayment eventually.

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Re:John Carmack: I loaned money to anyone that asked me by mikrl on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:59PM (#34314440)
>I've borrowed thousands of dollars from family at times

Is this common? Such a thing is unthinkable to me, and even friends from more businesslike families than mine have expressed major shame to me that they had to get a couple grand from their dad to cover closing costs (paid back within weeks)

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