Boy, did I get dicked over

Man, that last story really sucks. I was thinking when I finally move out again, I'd get a random roomate. I can see from these stories it's like playing russian roulette. Looks like when I move out, it'll have to be alone like last time.

The moral of the story is "security deposit." Nice people get fucked.

That fucking sucks Frog. Jeez.

yeah I know from experience
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER LEND MONEY TO FRIENDS

those fuck asses

I let one of my friends at work borrow some money he needed
I knew the guy for 4 years, cool guy
I thought what harm would it do...
8+ months later & that ass shit faced monkey still hasn't paid me back in full yet

Frog, I know how you feel. I went through something very similar a few years back, and fear I may be about to go through something like it again (with my brother no less). The only thing I can say is, do what you can to get your money back, but don't carry the anger at getting dicked over like that around, because no good can really come of it. I know I spent a lot of time letting it fuck with me, and to no end. Just move on and write it off as a cost of learning.

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Originally Posted by WTFer

yeah I know from experience
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER LEND MONEY TO FRIENDS

those fuck asses

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It's not that he just couldn't or wouldn't pay me. He deliberately scammed me, and skipped town. Robbed me like I was a complete stranger. If he just said "Hey, I can't pay you" at the beginning of the month so I would have time to find someone to pick up the rent, it wouldn't be nearly so bad. But that's a real scumbag maneuver that he pulled.

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Originally Posted by burgundy

The moral of the story is "security deposit." Nice people get fucked.

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Security deposit only helps me if I'm able to make it to the end of the lease.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I'm not likely going to sell them for much either, so fuck it. Can't hurt.

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List of DVDs please. I may take 1 or a few off your hands.

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Originally Posted by Fighter-X

Friend ÒBÓ. We'll say Mike. He knew John through someone else in college. Works for a cable company. Unorganized. Likely to quit a job on a whim just because of one minor situation without having a new job lined up first. Shifty. Childish (all of this I wouldnÕt find out until later).

Mike was doing fine for the first few months. He was on time with his side of the utilities and rent. He was in and out of the apartment, a (for the most part) quiet guy, and never bothered anyone. Then, one day he quit his job out of nowhere. He Òmade friendsÓ with a few guys next door who turned out to be dealing drugs. Even let them into the apartment a few times while John was at work. He quit one cable company and managed to get a job with another cable company, whom he worked with for a few months before quitting (again with no job lined up). His parents came over and CHEWED HIM OUTÉand I mean GOOD. John allowed Mike to live there for 1 month until he got back on his feet. Mike somehow managed to find another job out-of-state that supposedly paid big money. Let everyone know, and one day, just left.

Turns out that Mike screwed a few of our mutual friends over. He managed to borrow things from them and never return the thingsÉmost of which most likely ended up pawned for gas-money. He began to spend an upwards of $60 of week at a strip club. Maybe more. He now owes John a sizeable amount of money.

Additionally, Mike left John backed up on rent and utilities. And he borrow things from friends and never returned them.

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I don't remember doing any of this stuff. I'm sorry, though, dude. Must've been during my "blackout" years. I'll pay John back ASAP.

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Originally Posted by WTFer

yeah I know from experience
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER LEND MONEY TO FRIENDS

those fuck asses

I let one of my friends at work borrow some money he needed
I knew the guy for 4 years, cool guy
I thought what harm would it do...
8+ months later & that ass shit faced monkey still hasn't paid me back in full yet

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I consider anything loaned to a friend as given. You cannot properly throw your weight at a friend, and have no leverage if they turn ass on you. Loans sour friendships anyway. Don't do it.

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Originally Posted by Raz0r

List of DVDs please. I may take 1 or a few off your hands.

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They're mostly bootlegs. And the rest aren't very good.