<prompt> Human: So, long story short, my mother has made some subpar business decisions recently, and is selling her house to pay those off. My sister needs 2500 to pay for her last semester in order to graduate from CU Boulder. I have 2500 I could just give as a personal loan instead. My mom stated when she sells the house in March, shed pay off the loan, whether it was the Sally May loan or me giving my sister the money outright. Is this as terrible as an idea as I feel it is? What would my liability be? Are there any better alternatives?  <response>: No loans at all. The answer is either no or you give them 2500 as a gift. 