Friend borrows $1200 MacBook, loses it and offers the owner $100 in compensation: 'They acted like I was being greedy and should just let it go'

They say you shouldn't lend out any amount of money you can't afford to see back. The same is true for things and possessions. Let something go out of your grasp, even to close friends or family, and you'd better be prepared not to see it back. Still, that doesn't mean that people should be absolved of not returning your things and not be held accountable or compensate you for them if they ruin them or if things go missing. If they're not capable of doing 

While it's nice to be there for someone and to lend them something to save them buying it for themselves, doing so is a sign of the respect you have for them. And if they can't be respectful of you in return by taking care of your things and fairly compensating you for them if something happens, well, it's probably time to reconsider that relationship, and it's worth thinking about the fact that you're never going to want to lend them anything again.

When this person lent their friend their $1200 MacBook because their laptop had stopped working, they had expected that they would be receiving it back soon thereafter. But when their friend continually fobbed off returning the laptop with escalating excuses, they began to grow suspicious. When they finally cornered their friend, they learned the truth: the friend had lost their laptop, offering them a mere $100 in return.