<prompt> Human: So long story shorter, about someone i have known for 20 years, well call him Greg. I grew up with Greg, hes a few years older then myself. Got me my first job and second way back, and weve always kept in touch. Have had him help me with stuff at my house and have traded sold things to each other over the years , never an issue and i trusted him. Going back to about November, he asked me if i could get him in touch with a loan shark as he was desperate and needed to feed his kids and pay child support. I said they charge crazy rates, i will just loan you the money 1600 which he said hed repay in a month. After a month or two with no word, i started bugging him asking for at least an update or 50 payment to get things moving. I received a response in january and February but now i dont get a response through messages, calls, facebook, snapchat etc. I havent started to post to facebook private groups he is in hoping to start something going. I dont have a signed contract or note i know, mistake 1 when lending friends or family just the facebook conversations and etransfer proof. I dont have his current phone number or address. What steps can i take? Any thoughts or advice? I want to just send people to his work to look for him or follow him home so i get an address. He makes over 30 an hour , which is more then me, so 50 bucks every week or two should be easy. Living in Canada if that matters. Thanks in advance. Assistant: In my humble opinion, there is no such thing as a loan to friends or family. Merely a gift you hope is eventually repaid. Not a lot you can do. My advice is let it go. Dont let it bug you. Live and learn. Human: This. Especially since it was only 1,600. I know thats not an insignificant amount of money, but in the long run, its really not THAT much. Sucks to lose, but now you know not to lend to him again.Assistant: Air him out publicly? Human: What? I cant say I know what you mean by Air him out, but I have a feeling thats the opposite of what you should do lol.Assistant: Lol i just mean i know a lot of his friends so in writing it off i would like to post the fact that hes a cheap er on facebook, to all his friends and family, gf etc.  <response>: Well, I mean, you do you I guess. I personally would just move on and forget about it. Making a big deal over it seems like it would just cause unnecessary drama and lower the already low chance that youll ever get any of that money back. 