Woman says she and her husband should pay half the price for a family trip since they count as only one household: ‘Her logic is that she and her husband should count as "one" unit since they are a married couple’

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Olivia Arocena • Writer and Editor
Sep 30, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Being so ridiculous trying to save some money is funny

The woman in this story should simply laugh it off and move on, honestly. There is no way in the world this is logical reasoning for anyone. Her sister is simply trying to pay less than everyone else using a random justification. If I were her, I would look at my sister in the eye and laugh.

Think about it: the cheap sister thought nobody would realize, or maybe she is so entitled that she thought she could get away with it. The third option would be that she is genuinely so bad at math that she came up with it sincerely.

They are eating for two, doing everything for two. They should pay together, but double the price. What do you mean by paying less? If you share only one meal, sleep in a single bed, and shower at the same time, then be my guest. Quite literally, be my guest.

Some things don't deserve the time of day. Luckily, this incident took place before the trip, and she can simply choose not to go, or go without her sister and husband if she refuses to pay accordingly. I don't know if it's just me, but I just don't consider engaging in things that are too ridiculous to discuss. That's my limit.

Even posting it on the internet is way too much energy to spend, but well, thanks to that, we can read about the drama and gossip ourselves.

Another ridiculous money-saving tale. If you'd like tips for your next trip, maybe you can find inspiration in the post underneath. You run the risk of sounding ludicrous, but hey! Maybe your family is silly enough to accept it! You never know. One should always try every possible tactic when it comes to savings.

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  • WIBTA for forcing my sister and her husband to pay two full shares on a group trip instead of splitting it 4 ways?

    My brother, a friend, my sister, her husband, and I (5 people total) are planning a group trip together. When it came time to talk about finances, my sister suggested that we split
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  • the total cost of the trip 4 ways. Her logic is that she and her husband should count as "one" unit since they are a married couple. Under her plan, the breakdown would look like this:
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  • Me: 25% My brother: 25% My friend: 25% My sister and her husband combined: 25% I feel like this is unfair. There are 5 human beings going on this trip, consuming food,
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  • resources, and taking up space. It feels like the fair thing to do is split everything 5 ways, meaning everyone pays 20% (so my sister and her husband would pay 40% combined). If we split it her way, the
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  • single people are essentially subsidizing her husband's portion of the trip. The only exception I can see is if we are splitting a hotel room where they share a bed, but even then, communal costs like gas, groceries, or
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  • a rental car should be per person. Am I wrong here? How do group trips normally handle splitting costs when there is a couple involved? Should they be paying separate shares?
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    Why would two people pay for one?

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  • tamtip Not TA, your sister is cheap. Its 5 people, split 5 ways
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  • MoodVast9430 Nah. This bs I deal with my all the time. Each person is a share of total cost. A "couple" doesn't mean they get to pay less
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  • Equivalent-Roll-3321 She's nickel and diming you... per person except for room expenses as she is sharing with spouse. She's entitled and probably will be a pita to travel with.
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    Maybe you can't afford the trip

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