My friend wants me to manage his life and I don't want to

mrsconn23

Dear Prudence,
I have a good friend who struggles financially. He keeps his rent money in a PayPal account; every month, his sister withdraws the amount of his rent from her own account and delivers him the cash, and he sends her the PayPal amount. When his sister can’t for some unforeseen reason, I get calls asking me to do it. He says it’s to prevent his bills from being auto-withdrawn from his rent amount, but I find the whole situation weird. Once, he didn’t ask, he just sent the money via PayPal and begged me to get it to him that night. He has a habit of assuming I will do him favors without asking, which bugs me like crazy. But I don’t want to be responsible for him losing his housing (especially since he was homeless briefly this year).

–Last-Minute Banker

Heffalump

I...don't understand this.  Like literally, it was like one of those GMAT reading comprehension questions, where they're like "Based only on the information presented in this passage, is the LW a) crazy, b) possessed of the money management skills of a seven year old, c) just fucking with everyone (I mean, come on), d) all of the above, or e) none of the above?"

If ever anyone needed a life skills class (ETA: said the woman who left her food and money at home this morning)...

MNNEBride

Um, NO.  Last-Minute Banker would not be responsible for him losing his housing.  The friend is irresponsible.

OliveOilsMom

I had to read this question over a few times yesterday when I saw it on Slate.  I just read it again and still cannot follow the logic in this guy's process! 

NOLABridesmaid

Wow! I think a piggy bank might be easier for this dude.