22-year-old man pays for fiancée’s family meal at his uncle’s restaurant, they leave a $1 tip and protest when he refuses to pay in future: ‘A $1 tip is insultingly low’

When a relationship gets serious, one of the trickiest things about it can be surviving the introduction to your significant other’s family. You’ve got to somehow pass the test of acceptability based on standards and values that you may only know basic information about, and on top of that, you may have to put up …
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Stingy mom tries to shortchange nanny for $12.50, gets charged with malicious compliance: ‘The total amount they owed was almost $2000’

It’s a badly kept secret that a big part of the reason that rich people stay rich is that they often don’t like to spend money. This is especially true when it comes to all the services they pay for. Why give the help a living wage if you can get them to work for …
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‘You won’t be getting a $3.62 Venmo from me’: Twitter users examine levels of generosity in different income brackets

Stingy people are a pet peeve of mine. I’m not saying that everybody should stumble through life merrily giving up their life savings to any freeloader that comes along, but sometimes buying small things for friends and family is a nice thing to do! I hate owing money, but I hate miserliness more. Perhaps part …
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‘I paid for everyone’s meal’: Family tip $1 after daughter’s fiancé pays for restaurant meal, protest when he refuses to do it again

When a relationship gets serious, one of the trickiest things about it can be surviving the introduction to your significant other’s family. You’ve got to somehow pass the test of acceptability based on standards and values that you may only know basic information about. This is something that many try and fail at. Sometimes, the …
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Generous Host Insulted After Unappreciative Guest Sends Venmo Request for Cheap Snack

Money can ruin relationships in about a million different ways. It’s that thing no one wants to talk about, and yet being transparent and openly discussing money could probably save people from so much awkwardness. When u/FixConstant8266 hosted a couple friends from out of town for a few nights, they showed everyone a great time. …
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