I made a rule a long time ago not to lend money to friends or family. If I have the money and they need it, I'm usually willing to give them the money, and if t

I made a rule a long time ago not to lend money to friends or family. If I have the money and they need it, I'm usually willing to give them the money, and if they choose to give it back later, I'll be appreciative, but putting that expectation on it seems to be a good way to ruin relationships. I've also learned the hard way never to hire friends, even for short-term projects like fixing a plumbing problem when the friend works professionally as a handyman. There's always a difference between the expectation of a person hiring someone to do a job, and the person doing the job, and none of it is worth ruining a friendship over.