I live in an apartment with my fiancé in Brisbane, Australia and about a year ago we found new roommates in L & J. They were a young couple in a lot of trouble as they were living with L's family who were extremely abusive. We seemed to click with them very well, we felt we could really help them out so we invited them to live with us.

However there were money problems. L & J had a personal loan they also had to pay off that accumulated interest. So I thought I pay it off for them, paying me back is easier. The conflict already begins with me wondering if I'm an idiot for taking in people who were already financially struggling. I was trying to help people who needed it so do I have any right to be mad?

About two months of this the next big issue happened. L's mother who lived in North QLD had been sent to hospital. They had to get there to ensure her mother was okay. But they couldn't afford tickets. Wanting to do the right thing for people I considered friends I paid for their tickets there. The idea was that her mother would then pay to have them fly back so they left most all their stuff here.

The mother offered them a place to stay at cheaper rent. Being close to family with extremely cheap rent they made the choice to stay up there. I understand why they made this choice, but they were now over thousand dollars in debt to me, money I effectively invested in them for the long term goal of cheaper overall bills, and now they leave with all their stuff behind and ask me to mail it to them.

I was extremely pissed. I packed up all their stuff into boxes and put them in the garage and effectively left them there. Lots of people I talked to said I had no obligation to post anything and I was within my legal rights just to bin it all. I couldn't bring myself to do that, especially to people already having it rough.

This week I decide to do it. I didn't act on it because in all that time they never paid me back a single cent. They said they're struggling with money, couldn't find jobs. It made me feel if I did post their stuff what's to stop them blocking me? All leverage on my part would be gone. I'll only send stuff back that will fit into one large post box. They picked stuff from the photos. I could have sent even more of their stuff but at that point I didn't care. I binned everything else.

The box arrived and now they're mad at me. They complained about how I could have sent more of their stuff in that box and how few clothes they have now after the move. Their clothes were also not in great condition because the floods we had here made them quite damp. AITA here? I know why they did what they did, but didn't I do more than I should have considering how much money they owe me and the way they just suddenly left all their stuff here after we did so much for them?