How do I say no when a relative asks to borrow money?

The ask is casual, but the decision underneath it isn't. You want to be the kind of person who helps — you also know how this kind of "few months" tends to go.

Kind and clear aren't opposites, but finding language that holds both at once is harder live than it sounds. Practice it here first, including what you'd say if they push back.

Eudaimon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This isn’t therapy and it isn’t a script to memorize — it’s a private space to try out what you might say before you say it for real.