After lending my brother $5,000 to help with his mortgage, I discovered he spent it on a luxury vacation instead

I wanted to make sure my brother knew that I was mad at him for lying to me.

It wasn’t about the money he kept assuring me he would return to me.

Following our meeting, we hadn’t spoke in months, and then, one day, he called me.

 

“Listen, I knew I made a huge mistake and I’m very sorry. I sold some of the furniture, including the coffee machine, and I’m paying you back part of the money.”

He did repay part of the money, I could see he was trying and was sorry for what he did.

Will I ever lend him money again? I guess no.

One thing I learned is that lending money to family always comes with a risk of breaking the relationship apart if things go south.

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