Three years ago, I loaned my sister Lisa and her husband $25,000 to help them avoid foreclosure. It was nearly all the money I had from selling my flower shop. We signed a basic agreement, and I trusted they’d pay me back. They never did. As time passed, I watched them flaunt vacations, new purchases, and a flashy lifestyle on social media—while giving me nothing but excuses. When I finally brought it up at Thanksgiving, they lashed out. Lisa claimed I said I’d be “fine without it,” and Rick smugly said our agreement wouldn’t hold up in court.
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