<prompt> Human: Hey Reddit, Ive recently scored a new job yay!. This job should finally set me on the straight and narrow financially yay, again!. Coming from a family that honestly struggled financially my whole life, Im super proud of this! However: the relocation costs, road tolls, petrol, new furniture and adjusting to a new salarybudget, Ive found myself a little short on cash this week. I have been living comfortably, just made a few derpy financial decisions. Nothing drastic, and a lesson learnt. The kicker: Fathers day Australia a good friends birthday is this weekend back home 2 hours drive away I get paid monthly I get paid next week. However as it stands, I cant quite afford to return home presents petrol each way, food etc. Ive briefly looked at pay day loans Nimble, Wallet Wizard etc, and I KNOW its begging for trouble. Even though I can comfortably repay it, it seems sketchy as all hell. In a nutshell: I just need a relatively small bit of cash to see out the next two weeks. I dont have any credit cards though that might change soon, for this exact reason. Is there a reliable way to do this 0_0? Does anyone have any experience here?  <response>: This is when you let family and friends know its not a good time...and celebrate when you have the funds. Family and friends would support you not suffering a payday loan for them...if not...then thats not a personal finance issue.Celebrate them later in the month. 