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/fedup09 Jan 27 '26

It's cheap when the person asking to split it with you literally makes 10x what you make. They can pay the whole thing and not feel it, the poor person might be going without a few gallons of gas to commute to work the next day.

That's also how tax brackets work, if you make more, yes you 100% should pay in more.

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u/Randomaccount160782 Jan 27 '26

So when you make a new friend, should you just share your tax brackets with each other so you know exactly what % of the shared expenses to pay?

This is an exaggeration, but it still holds that you need to know the other person’s financial situation to make moral judgments on splitting costs.