Ugh! Vent!

**starsapphire** · 07-29-2010, 07:12 PM

Okay so a couple weekends ago we bought a new to us 2002 Jeep Liberty - cash. Almost in pristine condition. 73,000 miles. This car is nice! and we are happy. Yay us! We had the money put away specifically for this since before I stopped working and started college.

Anyways, we bought it to replace the ancient Subaru DH has been driving. It still runs and all, it's just really old, needs alot of old car maintenance/repair and its not comfortable for my 6'4" hubby. So we sell the Subaru 2 days ago to a friend. He paid cash. He mentioned that putting out this much cash would make things really tight and he would just have to make sure that he goes to work so that he's okay financially. I'm not sure what he does for work but I think its cash under the table handyman-type stuff.

So I go to school today. Finals today for summer semester. I'm sitting in class writing my name and date on the test paper and I check my cellphone to make sure I have the date right. There's a text on there from him saying something like 'oh no! I'm really sick so I can't work to make money so I can't go to the DMV. Help! Call me back.

I'm just about to start a final exam for petes sake. And I got enough stuff rattling around in my head on a daily basis as it is. So I get this text and have to try to block it out so I can focus on my final. Because I know what he wants. He wants to borrow back some of the money he just gave me.

Umm, he knows I'm unemployed and going to college so money is really tight. I got tuition and books to pay for, and a huge dental bill is going to land in my mailbox any day now, never mind all the other regular living expenses.

No, I'm not lending him any money. I'm ignoring his text. DH and I have already agreed that we don't lend money.

I just don't want to have this conversation with him that I'm going to have to have.

Ugh.

BTW, I'm pretty confident that I ROCKED my finals!

**jas** · 07-29-2010, 07:57 PM

sorry to hear that this guy is going to try and get some money back from the purchase of the car. That had to rattle you a bit just before your test, good thing you rocked it though.

Keep us posted.

**Libby** · 07-29-2010, 10:36 PM

Hug for being you
WTG for being confident in acing your final!

Just don't respond to the text - he chose to purchase the vehicle from you. If he had purchased it from a dealer would he whine and seek sympathy from them? No. If he makes an issue of it - just tell him the moneys already spent. You don't owe him any proof and thats a polite way to say no.

Hope you make it through w/o him bringing this up again.

**frugalwarrior2** · 07-30-2010, 12:42 AM

You sold it to a friend. Business and pleasure don't mix. Ever hear that one?
I'd love to help you but we are broke. we can barely cover our bills because I am unemployed while I go to school.

**JanieD** · 07-30-2010, 02:51 PM

If I had to deal w/him, I think I'd say "his money" is already gone... paid the dental bill or whatever. Besides, the money is no longer his once he bought the car. It definitely sounds like he planned to ask for a "loan" since he mentioned "having to work/being broke" once he bought the car. Wouldn't consider loaning him any money if it was me. Wants you to feel bad for him since you just paid cash for a your "newer" Jeep, don't fall for it!

**Nana2two** · 07-30-2010, 02:57 PM

Chances are he is not sick. He already mentions the dreadful making sure he goes to work. So the now OH MY GOSH i have to register the thing and gets tags. That means i really have to go to work now.Now he is sick? Oh Please. Take the money and pay a bill.He can't be that sick if he can text you. Congrats on your new car!