The Sixth Law of Money
You can never really receive money as a gift.
The Debt Channel
Money Flows Both Ways
Money is either borrowed or lent or possibly invested. It is never given or received without those concepts implicit in it. Giving money requires some payment; if it’s not repaid the nightmare elements enter into it. A gift of money is really a contract; it’s really a repayable loan, and it requires performance and an accounting of performance that is satisfactory to the giver.
From The Seven Laws of Money
by Michael Phillips and Sally Rasberry.