You are not poor, just broke

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(0,1' me what that tel evision commercial says. There are many reasons why people don¶t budget? 6omething like that.

There are many reasons why people ask their friends, family members and, at the risk of being a subMect of serious gossip for days, their neigh bours for loans.

One quick reason is to determine if the person being asked has a good heart.

I could also approach you with a request for cash as a strategy to find out if you have money in e[cess ± or if you Must have money, period.

One cra]y reason was discussed by ladies at a hairdressing salon the other day, when they warned one another against giving people money.

They said even ( could create all sorts of problems for you if the per son borrowing it has evil intentions.

They were of the firm belief that many people out there are broke be cause they gave money to witchcraft practitioners.

$re they called witches or wi]ards? $nyway, the narrative they were so passionate about was that some people, especially neighbours who are Mealous of your new open plan townhouse could wickedly approach you for loans. They will ask for something as little as ( , knowing that you will not even e[pect them to pay it back. Then, according to the hairdressers, they will take that banknote to their witchdoctors who will µwork on it¶ to ensure that money always leaves your hands and never returns.

6oon, you will be as broke as a beggar.

They will come to you as a last resort. If you are quick to dip your hands into your purse or pocket, you will later find out that this person actually has a troubling habit of not paying back money lent to them. 6ome people will ask you for cash because someone else they borrowed from is in hot pursuit, fiercely de manding their money back.

This is the µrobbing 3eter to pay 3aul¶ version of asking for a loan.

0any countries practise this kind of borrowing.

They seek loans µfor budget sup port¶ in amounts like ( million, ( billion or whatever.