[stomachmonkey]

It's funny how $73 can be trivial to some but may mean food on the table for another.

A debt is a debt.

I would ask him to be honest, is money an issue? We can make other arrangements, cut my grass, rake my leaves, help me paint my fence etc...

Kid could be embarrassed about it and does not know how to deal with it.

Or he could be a deadbeat douche.

But talk to him to figure out which it is.