kai463•9d agoMost Upvoted

I finally wrote down my brother's loan payments on paper

Last month my brother owed me $600 from borrowing for his car repair. I wrote every payment date and amount on a single sheet and showed him, and he finally saw he still owed $200. Has anyone else used a simple written record to settle a family money dispute?

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sethr118d ago

Dude, has this ever worked for anyone else? I did the same thing with my cousin over a shared phone bill we split for like six months. I just grabbed a notebook, wrote down every single payment I made, and showed him the dates. He was all "oh man, I didn't realize it added up that fast" and paid me the rest of the $150 (he thought he was way more caught up). It's weird how seeing it on paper makes it real, you know? Like, a Venmo history just gets lost in the scroll, but a physical list is undeniable. Honestly felt like I was back in grade school doing math homework, but it settled things for good.

taylor.susan8d ago

That line about a Venmo history just getting lost in the scroll is exactly right! My friend had this whole thing with her roommate over their electric bill. She'd been paying for months and months, and the roommate would send random amounts whenever she remembered. My friend finally printed out the online payment history from their utility website and wrote down every single transfer next to it in pencil. The roommate kept saying "I thought I already paid that one" but the paper showed she hadn't sent anything for three straight months. She ended up handing over $120 in cash right there. It really is like magic how a basic sheet of paper makes people see reality.