You be the judge: should my brother have told me the money I lent him was for his holiday?
Ayaan thought she was lending money for something essential. Ahmed says the lender doesn’t get to dictate what it’s spent on. You decide who is on the money
TL;DR
- Ayaan lent her brother Ahmed £400, assuming it was for essential living expenses as he was between jobs.
- Ahmed used the money for a five-day holiday in Greece with friends.
- Ayaan felt it was unreasonable for Ahmed to go on holiday after asking for money, considering her sacrifice of £400 from her £1,500 monthly internship pay.
- Ahmed stated that Ayaan said 'Pay me back whenever you can,' and he believes the lender cannot dictate spending without explicit agreement.
- Ahmed argued that he had to cut back on many things due to unemployment and did the holiday as cheaply as possible.
- Both siblings appreciated that the other did not tell their parents about the situation.
- Reader opinions were divided, with some siding with Ayaan for feeling misled, while others felt Ahmed should be given slack as he was unemployed and the loan terms were loose.