--- title: How do I get $800 back from my free-spending sister? description: Did you ever want to be a personal-finance advice columnist? Well, here’s your chance. In Money magazine's “Readers to the Rescue” department, we publish questions… authors: - name: timestaff url: https://money.com/author/timestaff/ articles: 459 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true published: '2012-09-01T14:30:47.000Z' modified: '2020-07-07T10:24:42.000Z' section: Personal Finance word_count: 171 canonical: https://money.com/how-do-i-get-800-back-from-my-free-spending-sister/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![How do I get $800 back from my free-spending sister?](https://money.com/img/logo-social.png) Did you ever want to be a personal-finance advice columnist? Well, here’s your chance. In [Money](http://cnnmoney.com/moneymag "Money online") magazine's “Readers to the Rescue” department, we publish questions from readers seeking help with sticky financial situations, along with advice from other readers on how to solve those problems. Here’s our latest reader question: *How do you ask your sister, who bought a pedigreed dog shortly after "borrowing" $800 from you, for the money back?* ![](http://content.money.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wallet-cash-034.jpg) Got a good answer? Submit it to us in the form below. We’ll publish selected reader advice in an upcoming issue. (Your answer may be edited for length and clarity.) 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