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title: Help! I Loaned My Niece Money And I Feel Cheated
description: What would you do if you were cheated out of money by a family member?
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published: '2016-02-05T23:15:26.000Z'
modified: '2020-07-07T10:56:19.000Z'
section: Loans
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  - readers to the rescue
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In Money’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:

> "My wife and I loaned a niece $30,000 so she wouldn’t lose her house. After 7 years I feel like we’ve been cheated. What should I do to address the bad feelings without ruining the relationship?"

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