AITA: for wanting to slap some sense into one of my best friends over his idiotic spending habits? He’s been complaining about how he’s $18k in debt (debt from buying bs on Amazon, strip club debt on a credit card, merch, bs like that) and claims that we are the cause because we go out to lunch once a week. He claims he’ll pay it off with $100 payments a month when he’s paying 25.7% interest monthly on 18k. Idk if I’m being harsh but I just can’t stand being the scapegoat to his own bs. AITA?

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No you fine🧐, time to let friend go😒🧐

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Time to say byeeeeee to this “friend”

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people actually know people like this irl 💀

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Yes, all your fault 🙄 he sounds like a tool. I’d move on from that toxic negativity.

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The message he sent: “yea sorry I don’t have a college degree and can’t chill at my job like you guys bro. Maybe if we didn’t go out to eat every weekend I wouldn’t be in this mess”

*proceeds to blow money he doesn’t have on strip clubs, merch, clothes, food, random shit for his car, and tattoos.

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OP - you obviously know your friend, but just reading his text in a bubble without the exact context, I seriously doubt he seriously thinks your lunches are the sole reason for his debt. I think if he ever indicates he wants financial advice (or maybe you offer it once if you’d think he’d appreciate it), you could suggest a transfer to a 0% interest promotional credit card and a strict payment plan, doing a monthly budget, etc. Otherwise, maybe to a text like that (if you think he’s being serious), you guys could suggest doing something free some weekends (playing a sport, hanging out at somebody’s house?). If you value the friendship, I wouldn’t let a text like that bug me, especially if it was a one off thing.

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Your friend does not seem to have good judgment

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Also want to note - I don’t give two shits what anyone spends their money on or what they want to do with their life. What bothers me is getting blamed for someone else’s lack of self discipline when it comes to their own problems. Happy Sunday people

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How have you not flamed this guy in the group chat? If that happened in my group chat the guy would leave in shame after the pounding he’d receive.

Get better “friends”.

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YATA

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Sorry, I meant you are not the ahole

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I’d only let it bother me if other people were blaming your for his financial problems. Coming from him with these obvious bad habits just seems ridiculous. Maybe laugh it off in front of him one time. Give him a dose of reality.

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I think you know the answer already and are looking for validation to throw this “friend” to the curb. Which you’d be right to do :)

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Don’t know enough about the relationship to say if this best friend is one worth keeping, but I would definitely avoid the topic of money with him. I would offer a suggestion for something free to do as an alternative to getting lunch. If he brings up money, tell him you’ve offered advice in the past and don’t want to discuss it anymore if he’s not interested in following it. He sounds like he’s irresponsible with money and I agree the lunches are definitely not the issue, but many people are irresponsible about certain things (money, love, work)… if you value the friendship it’s okay to set boundaries for your sanity and continue being friends. If you don’t value the friendship then cut him loose

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You know the answer

Introduce him to Dave Ramsey for some much needed tough love.

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