What should you do about a coworker's money complaints?

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 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:

What, if anything, should you say to a coworker who complains about being broke? The situation appears to be the result of poor decisions about money and spending.

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