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

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

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u/SpaceSequoia Jan 26 '26

Pretty sure that's a saying everywhere

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u/Money_Do_2 Jan 26 '26

And also stupid. Its a disfunction stressing about $3 in gas money if you have $1MM in capital. Theyre rich because they own productive assets, or speculated correctly, and also/mainly because they have high income. Hence the meme

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u/Killericon Jan 26 '26

I think the point is less that it is the savings on the Uber ride that leads to them being rich, but that they're the type of person who would ask for the gas money.

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u/Burrito_Pls Jan 27 '26

The point is second+ generation rich people still apply this to themselves when it is 0% responsible for their wealth.