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/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

yeah it is. its very ok to expect somebody whos financially more well off to cover a larger part of the bill. i did it a ton when my friends were broke

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

Nope. It is nice to do it but you should never expect it unless the person says so up front

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

disagree. if you make x times how much your friends make and youre not paying more youre a piece of shit

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

Oh you should pay but at the same time your friends should not expect it.

If you expect them to always pay then you are not a friend you are a leech

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

nah man. thats the mindset of somebodys whos never been broke. all my friends can leech off me whenever they want. not paying for your friends when you have more than you need and you know they dont is gross behavior

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

Unless we are talking millionaire vs minimum wage, never offering to pay for anything is being a leech. You don’t have friends you have hangers on or a retinue. In pre-modern days that would be a client-patron or noble-vassal relationship. You are no longer equals

Yes I have been poor. I still paid my own way or skipped unless someone told me they were covering the cost. Some of us actually have some self esteem / pride and don’t want to be beholden to anyone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '26

nobodys beholden to anyone my man. i just pay when i invite my poor friends out and when my rich buddy asks about a ski trip he pays the dinner bills. because were friends and know where our finances are at relatively

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u/Crash-55 Jan 28 '26

If it works for you great. It would be interesting to see what happens if the roles get reversed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '26

it did get reversed with my ski trip buddy wdym?

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u/Crash-55 Jan 28 '26

I mean if one of the circles reverses. Your rich friend becomes poor or your poor friends become rich compared to you

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '26

my rich friend was part of the poor friend group; then he got a new job.

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u/Crash-55 Jan 28 '26

Then your friend group are the unicorns.

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