Practical guides on lending money to friends and family — and keeping the relationship intact.
A signed agreement records what you agreed on day one. But keeping a shared repayment record is what protects the relationship afterwards.
Thinking of lending money to a friend or family member? This guide covers the risks, how to structure an agreement, and how to protect the relationship — start to finish.
Almost everyone has a version of the story: you lent a friend some money, meant to sort it out properly, and never quite did.