If you can avoid giving a friend a loan or asking a friend for a loan today, you should. By having no financial dealing with others right now, you will avoid making complicated commitments that can only end in frustration. There is no reason to mingle your professional life with your personal life right now, either -- no matter how attractive you think that new coworker might be. Keep people at arm's length, because there is too much uncertainty in the air.
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