Sometimes my advice is good advice, and sometimes it's just an opinion. Sometimes people don't take good advice (ironically.) If everybody would just talk to each other, we'd have world peace, so you probably won't see "just talk to them" in my column.
I worked as a Registered Nurse for a few years so I know a little about health.
I think and read about spiritual things. I answer spiritual questions without trying to convert anyone to my own beliefs. I'm a non-denominational Christian, but I believe everyone has a path to follow, and God is patient, so I answer spiritual questions from where you are.
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My girlfriend was without a job, money, place to live a year ago. She asked me to help her and I found her a place to live,and loaned her money. I even bought her a cell phone she said she needed to find jobs. I signed a contract with Sprint in my name and paid all the bills which she promised to repaid me after finding a job. Now she has a job and makes good money but doesn't want to pay me back. I called her asking for my money and she insults me, hangs-up and lies that she dosen't have the money. Meanwhile, she's buying new clothes, ect. HOW CAN I MAKE HER PAY ME BACK??? (link)
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First I would get the cell phone back, if you haven't already.
Then I would just move on. There is really no way you can get her to pay you back, unless you want to go to small claims court or something. I don't think it sounds like it is worth it.
I know this is a really bad thing, but don't loan very large amounts of money to anyone. If you are going to, be sure you can deal with the fact that they may not pay you back.
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Here is why I answered the way I did, and this is as someone who lives in the US without a legal background -
Going to court: I believe you don't have a strong case. You only had a verbal agreement, not signed contract. She was your girlfriend at the time, so this is sounding like a domestic dispute. You will be lucky to get a sympathetic judge.
Harrassing her and going to her job: She has the right to put a restraining order on you if you do this. If you continue, you can find yourself in legal trouble. Collection agencies have laws they have to abide by, and I doubt if you will get sympathy from a judge if you decide to harrass her, and she starts legal procedings herself.
Talking to her: This is your best course of action, since you don't want to just let it go. Good luck.
Regarding the negative feedback given for a few answers here, including mine, I think this is a case of already making a decision and not wanting to hear something other than what you already think. If you don't like this comment either, well, you can't give me lower than a 1.
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