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Thu, 24 Sep 2026

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 'We're all broke': Would you chase a friend for £5?

What's the smallest amount of money you would ask a friend to pay you back?

* Henry Payne (21) says he won't chase someone for less than $8
* Nouria and Kaz (students in NYC) agree that money conversations with friends can be awkward, and would only ask for money back if it was more than $10
* Betsie Brooke-Taylor (19), a British student in the US, thinks there's a cultural difference between Brits and Americans, and says every little helps, so she'd ask for a fiver
* Annika Violet (19) doesn't find money conversations uncomfortable and would ask for $5 if consistently paying for her friends
* Money expert Laura Pomfret suggests that people shouldn't convince themselves that a debt is too small to justify asking for it