Florian, not necessary generous.

I take too:)

Here we are with mysterious Russian souls)))

As for me I do lend money now and then, but before I lend it I ask myself if I'm ready to never see it again)

It never happened that a person to whom I lent money didn't pay it back. But there are people to whom I just give the amount I can afford at the moment. That's neither a loan nor a present) It's financial assistance)

Here your attitude to money is important. As well as affordability. The things money asked for also matter. You won't reduce your ordinary expenses to help someone buy luxury, but you'll most probably do it to help someone buy food or medicine.

Florian, you can always just give money to your friends. Instead of lending. That's what I usually do:)

Money are a useful invention, they are just being used in a sick way, by attributing them values going beyond their former function of being an exchange tool. Even if one feels above the sick connotation that they have nowadays, and fine in giving and receiving them from friends, i think it is always more advisable to keep them out of our closer relations. They are dirty stuff, dangerous to handle

@Natalia, your are exactly right. I mean certainly the case when person is in difficult situation and for me it is no other variant to help and that's all.