Ok.. so in November of 2006 I was driving my boyfriends car and I backed into my friends car. That night we talked about it and decided that I was going to pay for it when they figured out a price. About a week later I asked my friend about the damage and didn't get a response so I went about my business...
Today, about 7 months later, I received an email and she is asking for $320 by next Monday.
I wrote her back telling her that I will be able to pay her back.. I AM responsible, but unfortunately it will take a bit longer than a week because I don't just have that money in my account right now, and there is no way for me to pull it out of thin air. I am going to start taking a chunk of my paycheck out each pay period so that I can get it taken care of.
Should I feel bad if I can't pay it all right away? Is she at all responsible for not contacting me with this information sooner?
I just can't fight this bad feeling like this can turn into an ugly situation... I just don't know how to stick up for myself and be responsible at the same time. Any ideas on how I should respond if she says she needs the money right away?
Can I please get your opinions on the situation.. what should I do? Thank you so much!