I've done it many times in the past, and I would definitely do it for someone retiring or getting out of the business. However, I did once have an affiliates who after I gave them an early payout once to help them out, started asking me to advance them money every week. It got to the point where I had basically lent the guy over $1000.00 to pay his rent or whatever, and then he got lazy and stopped promoting us. I did eventually recover the funds but took it took months and caused some issues with our Accounting department. Of course he kept asking to be fronted more money all the while and I had to start refusing him until his balance was paid off. So my answer is yes, I'm happy to help, as long as the Affiliate isn't out to take advantage of my kindness!
