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Eats Squid
Try holding your breath until he gives it back. If that fails, tell your mum.
Tightarse people - share your stories here
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AngoXC
Wheel size expert
Sounds petty...
Had a similar event when I was a PhD student - got invited out for a drink with an old school mate working in the finance sector.
As you know PhD students aren't exactly raking it in - ate dinner at home, got a $50 out which I figured would be good for a few rounds of drinks with a mate and caught the train in to meet him outside his office.
He rolled out of the office with some office friends, we introduced around and they all decided they were going out for dinner - friend hadn't eaten, we should go too. I said I had eaten but I was happy to tag along if that's what he wanted to do. We went to a relatively swanky place ~ $30-40 a main. I order a domestic beer, while the finance guys order up a couple of bottles of wine and a round of oysters, from which I refrain. They order up mains, more wine, and round it off with a round of after dinner scotches.
As we're starting to get ready to leave, I ask the waiter for my bill separate, which brings the table to silence. One of the guys I just met says "Ahh mate, we're splitting it even." Admittedly I had a glass of wine when it was offered, but aside from that I had consumed two beers. I reply - "If you guys want to split it amongst yourselves, that's fine, but I didn't eat so, I'll pay my own bill." To which my mate says "Come on, don't be a tightarse." I told him rather loudly that I thought trying to make a uni student on a scholarship pay for your oysters and 21 year old Glenfiddich when was being a tightarse, paid my bill and since I moved interstate then overseas, I don't think we've spoken since.
mtb1611
Seymour
That's fantastic. Behold the legend of the suburban sandwich, late-night delicacy for the frugal drunkard!
Mywifesirrational
I however am very normal. Trust me.
My sister is the most tight arsed person here... except for the shower shitter!
Last fathers day we had a lunch at her place, we were charged $6 a head when we got there, yes even my father had to pay.
Her day ate one of those little sock thingies the ladies wear with their shoes, she fished it out of the dog shit and washed it and still wears it, I priced them, X3 for $5.
Last fathers day we had a lunch at her place, we were charged $6 a head when we got there, yes even my father had to pay.
Her day ate one of those little sock thingies the ladies wear with their shoes, she fished it out of the dog shit and washed it and still wears it, I priced them, X3 for $5.
workmx
Banned
I have a sister like that too.
Last Christmas, my sister gave me a brown beanie that still had a $2 Salvos price tag attached.
She gave her 8 year old son an iPad.
Recently I decided not to go to a restaurant or shopping with her anymore, as she always says "Oops! I forgot my purse." when it comes time to pay (so I had to pay for everything).
I keep a running tab of the money she owes me. After the brown beanie/iPad incident, I presented her with a copy. Still waiting for her to pay me the $6542 that she owes.
Strange thing is she and her partner both more than $100k a year each, whilst my family has only a single wage to live on.
BlakZ
Likes Dirt
workmx, I found your story the most sad out of this whole thread.
I've always been the 'tight-arse' of my group. But not like this thread tight-arse, I am just careful with how I spend my money(ie. I spend on bikes and the save for the eventual purchase of property, rather than copius electronic upgrades, holidays, unecessary consumables, and casino going) I still enjoy myself - but everything in life needs to be a balance. I am always first to offer to help a mate and happy to buy a round when it feels right. My crew usually ask for split billsin the restaurant type situation.
I've always been the 'tight-arse' of my group. But not like this thread tight-arse, I am just careful with how I spend my money(ie. I spend on bikes and the save for the eventual purchase of property, rather than copius electronic upgrades, holidays, unecessary consumables, and casino going) I still enjoy myself - but everything in life needs to be a balance. I am always first to offer to help a mate and happy to buy a round when it feels right. My crew usually ask for split billsin the restaurant type situation.
Hahahahaha that is brilliant!
3viltoast3r
Likes Bikes and Dirt
They probably claimed it as a business expense as well...
MasterOfReality
After forever
Yeah I wasn't exactly high rolling it on my $18k pa stipend!
At least it taught me to budget very well.
On that stipend I paid $200 a week rent, paid all the bills, drove a V8 daily and went out weekly.
Had no money left at the end but I supplemented it with some consulting work and tutoring.
I actually had a great time in those 3 years.
workmx
Banned
Oh, she is special.
My fav was christmas 2003.
The whole family went to a very nice/expensive restaurant ($100 per head for a four course meal).
My sis, her partner and four kids came along.
Predictably she does the "forgot my purse thing" at the register.
So the meal cost me $700. Nice!
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I have no idea how you could do that to someone? My wallet got stolen when I was staying at a mates place. No ID, no money, no way to get money etc.
They were all top blokes, each meal a different one would pay for me and let me stay over longer till I could get home. I now owe each one a minimum of a carton of beer each, several meals and a roof over their heads whenever they get down to Brissy. They all know I'm gonna pay up as well. I wouldn't be able to go and talk to them if I didn't pay up eventually.
Morgan123
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Yours and Aretes stories are pathetic, if anyone did that to me I'd tell them to get fucked. I'm sure the owner could put them to work in the kitchen or something to help them pay it back.
Registered Nutcase
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What ever happened to a gentlemens agreement, Honor, and just being a good person. ALL of my friends do not care about money. I recently took about a 50% paycut and they are always happy to shout me something, if I EVER have money they know I will be buying them something to show my grattitude. As a group we just shout each other. hell I will shout anyone I am out with!
3viltoast3r
Likes Bikes and Dirt
If my sister did that to me I would let down all of her tyres, and even then it would still be Xmas lunch at her house for the next 5 years.
Spike-X
Grumpy Old Sarah
I would have been very tempted to pay for myself only and leave the rest of them there.
Not quite sure where you're going with this one - but it was never asked of me, it's just how I'm gonna pay them all back. Just like you, I can't name a friend that'd take money/food and never pay back in the long run. I went to boarding school with pretty much all my mates, so we're like brothers anyway.
They know that whenever they're down here next I'll provide them with beer, food and a place to stay!?
floody
Wheel size expert
Loaned an inlaw a car 'briefly'. Ended up being 9 months.
Car was returned with no rego, a $100 fine for parking it on the street unregistered, and a spun big-end bearing.
I had to get a permit to pick it up from THEIR place on the other side of town because they wouldn't and they also refused to pay the unrego fine. Let alone even offer to fix me up for the 9 months rego or help replace the blown motor.
By the time I got it back I was quite broke and couldn't afford to repair it so I had to sell it for a fraction of what I bought it for 9 and a bit months prior; I drove it a total of 35kms in my ownership, 15kms of which was getting it home from their house, 15kms getting it TO their house and 5kms was the drive home when I bought it.
Another...went to a friend's birthday dinner, it was made clear to all present how much it cost and that we were paying our own...Two people walked out directly after dessert and before coffees, neither paid, it ended up hitting the rest of us $40 or so each to cover them....and they WORK with the person whose celebration it was. Must have been awkward on Monday.
I also know someone who can't drive and never, ever seems to offer shuttle money.
Car was returned with no rego, a $100 fine for parking it on the street unregistered, and a spun big-end bearing.
I had to get a permit to pick it up from THEIR place on the other side of town because they wouldn't and they also refused to pay the unrego fine. Let alone even offer to fix me up for the 9 months rego or help replace the blown motor.
By the time I got it back I was quite broke and couldn't afford to repair it so I had to sell it for a fraction of what I bought it for 9 and a bit months prior; I drove it a total of 35kms in my ownership, 15kms of which was getting it home from their house, 15kms getting it TO their house and 5kms was the drive home when I bought it.
Another...went to a friend's birthday dinner, it was made clear to all present how much it cost and that we were paying our own...Two people walked out directly after dessert and before coffees, neither paid, it ended up hitting the rest of us $40 or so each to cover them....and they WORK with the person whose celebration it was. Must have been awkward on Monday.
I also know someone who can't drive and never, ever seems to offer shuttle money.
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