I had a friend who needed help once and was talking to my stepfather about it who had a successful business. His thing was if a friend needs help and you can a

I had a friend who needed help once and was talking to my stepfather about it who had a successful business. His thing was if a friend needs help and you can afford it then do it - and it’s not a loan. Making it a loan makes it a bad business transaction. I took that to heart with that friend and later my daughter’s nanny needed help and asked for an advance and we gave her the money she needed. Both amounts were significant but we could afford it and I’ve never regretted either.