Stingy Friend Venmo Requests for a $1 Muffin

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Oct 26, 2023 8:00 PM EDT

Splitting the check can be a nightmare. There's always that one friend who wants to divide it evenly, even though Jessica got a porterhouse and Kyle got a side salad. Or heaven forbid you're the person who offers to put your card down. Having to hunt people down to pay you back can not only drain your bank account, but dampen friendships. It can be so awkward to talk about money with friends, that sometimes I just stay silent and hope it all comes out in the wash. My relationships are worth more than an extra couple bucks. 

A Redditor recently shared a story of their friend, whom they were hosting for the weekend (which we all know can be a burden), who slapped a $1 Venmo request down for a muffin they had purchased. Obviously it's not about the money at that point, so nickel-and-diming feels unnecessary. And of course, commenters had a lot to say…

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  • 01
    Font - r/mildlyinfuriating u/FixConstant8266 • 23d My friend Venmo requested me $1 for a muffin after I hosted her for 3 nights
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  • 02
    Font - I hosted a couple of my friends from out of town for 3 nights. Showed them around the city, offered breakfast, snacks, drinks, and drove them around. Throughout the weekend Friend 1 paid for a few things. She bought me a soda. On our way to a hike, she bought some discount muffins. She covered the $5 day use fee for the hike. I thought this was all to be a nice and helpful guest. When she left, she asked if I had Splitwise (an app that keeps a running total of expenses). I did owe her mon
    via u/FixConstant8266
  • 03
    Font - This is after I hosted her and was very generous with my time, home and food. I drove my car 2 hours round trip on a rough gravel road to the hike and never expected gas money. I packed my own food to make a nice picnic. Charging me for crappy cheap grocery store muffins and a soda just feels like a slap in my face. The muffins were literally $3 total. She has a good job, it's not an issue of whether or not she can afford it. She spent the whole weekend talking about her recent promotion,
    via u/FixConstant8266
  • 04
    Hair - 19ChinoWRX • 23d I would request back money for everything you had spent on her.
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  • 05
    Font - ArmenApricot • 23d Yup. I'd be petty as h I and turn around and ask for lodging fees, gas money, food money for every meal I served them at my home, everything. Or, she can pay for the bits and pieces that were not previously discussed like the dinner OP acknowledges they were already planning to pay for. I can't imagine being so nit picky as a guest when staying for free at someone else's home. In fact when I stay with friends, I make sure and go the opposite and if we go out to eat or w
    via u/ArmenApricot & u/tes178
  • 06
    Human body - Zordekaiser • 23d That's the best money you've ever spent finding out who your friends really are.
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  • 07
    Font - SirSamuelVimes83 • 23d Cook a group meal, stock the fridge for a BBQ, get up early and clean the kitchen/common areas, buy drinks if you go out. Things like this. are the minimum if you're crashing somewhere, if not offering to throw some cash down for staying. 4254
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  • 08
    Font - nigeljoey6 23d ● Decline the Venmo and ask her to take out the $ she owes you for gas, etc.
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  • 09
    Font - fishinglife777 • 23d I guess protocol is a thing of the past but the general rule was that since the host is supplying so much, the guests should at least take the hosts out to dinner and / or give them a host gift.
    via u/fishinglife777
  • 10
    Font - Deep-Yam-6593 - 22d I had a friend like this; would never preface that what he was offering to buy for me would come with a venmo request a day later. Worse part is it'd be something like "hey I'm making tacos you should come over!", ok great, love me some tacos. Then at the end of the night, after already having eaten, he'd be like: "you can just venmo me later for these." Anyway, super petty stuff and we are no longer friends lol.
    via u/Deep-Yam-6593
  • 11
    Human body - bumblebeemath • 23d Venmo request her $200 for her stay at your place.
    via u/bumblebeemath
  • 12
    Font - SaskTravelbug. 23d I stayed at a friends house for 2 nights. She saved me about 1,000 bucks in total. I cleaned her house and paid for everything we did outside the house. I even Made her breakfast.
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  • 13
    Font - StardustStuffing • 23d I've known people like this. They're so cheap and selfish that they only think others take from them and never realize or acknowledge that they also take from others. It's wild. Dump your friend and count your stars they're out of your life.
    via u/StardustStuffing
  • 14
    Hair - Helpful-Register-412 • 23d People like this weird me out, she really needed to split a friendship for 6 bucks
    via u/Helpful-Register-412
  • 15
    Font - Maelefique 23d I would have replied with: O "Oh friend X, that was hilarious, I absolutely love your dry sense of humour, thank you, I haven't laughed that hard in a long time, but omg, could you actually imagine, there probably are ppl like that out there somewhere! Anyway, thanks for the laugh, I needed that, can't wait to see you again when you're in town next. hugNkisses, Me"
    via u/Maelefique
  • 16
    Font - Laser-Brain-Delusion • 23d I wouldn't fight fire with fire. I would probably just decline to pay anything, and then text her directly and just say "hey, I hope you enjoyed the stay at my place. I was surprised by your request to split a few small things when I opened my home to you for a few days - there were a ton of expenses I could have asked you to split with me, but I thought we were just doing it to have a good time together without worrying about all the details. I'm happy to split
    via u/Laser-Brain-Delusion & u/landhopper_423
  • 17
    Font - 1sarocco1 22d ● I have a friend that stayed over once. We were making tacos day two, me and my gf went shopping and paid for everything, even bought some mouth wash and dipping sauce for him that he requested. So when we are preparing the meal, he asks if it's done soon from the sofa. I said yeah, but it will be quicker if you could put out the plates and cutlery. He replied with "no thanks" and waited for us to serve him everything. Got kinda p d then
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