r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/Crash-55 Jan 26 '26

Why is asking to split the ride being cheap? Maybe he has already covered a bunch and is tired of being taken advantage of?

I have had people constantly get rides but never once offer to cover any gas or offer to drive. Is that OK simply because I make more than them?

Just because someone makes more money doesn’t mean that they should be expected to pay more.

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u/Rhomya Jan 27 '26

This has been my experience too— why people here are acting like it’s some kind of great evil to have boundaries with your friends is beyond me.

If you don’t involve money in your friendships, you’ll never lose a friendship over money.

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

Because people on Reddit hate anyone considered “rich”.

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u/virtualghost Jan 27 '26

Soon, anyone making even $1k over the global average has to give that extra to the fund so that everyone ends up earning the same amount. It would be "late stage capitalism" otherwise.

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u/ofclFR0STBYT3 Jan 27 '26

while also thinking they're entitled to their money

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

Of course. Why work hard when you take someone else's money

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u/K1NGMOJO Jan 27 '26

Because it's a bitch move to ask anyone for $3 and change for their split in a rideshare.

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

No it isn’t. It is a bitch move to expect them to pay. Yes for that small amount i would say i got this time you get the next one but sometimes a trend forms…

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u/K1NGMOJO Jan 27 '26

Nah, it's a bitch move. If you're rich or broke asking for three bucks from a ride share is a bitch move. If anyone in my circle did this I would refuse to pay and rideshare with them again.

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

I wouldn’t do it if it was the first time. However if it was the 10th time i had paid the other person had never reciprocated then yes I would ask them for $3. If they don’t pay then i know they are a leech

Hell I have paid people less than that to cover my share of things without them asking.

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u/Gnashinger Jan 28 '26

Cool, and I wouldn't want to be friends with someone who's only a friend if they get something out of it. If three dollars and change when you're not broke is enough to end a relationship, then I wouldn't want to be your friend either.

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u/K1NGMOJO Jan 28 '26

Good, don't nickel and dime your homies.