tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post5972262647853891517..comments2024-03-22T12:30:08.870+08:00Comments on The Hungry Bunny: Prickly Money IssuesBernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-7108413481018707212013-04-22T13:22:19.656+08:002013-04-22T13:22:19.656+08:00Hello! Just chanced upon your blog and loved your ...Hello! Just chanced upon your blog and loved your straight talking , observant posts like this one:) <br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-14231173019658175252012-12-02T18:38:01.697+08:002012-12-02T18:38:01.697+08:00Lesson learnt for sure! And u can be sure nobody e...Lesson learnt for sure! And u can be sure nobody else in the firm is asking that fella out too! Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-76036265548103535932012-12-02T00:41:58.787+08:002012-12-02T00:41:58.787+08:00Don't even lunch with these people. :)
What...Don't even lunch with these people. :)<br />What's the point to be angry over such people and get your blood pressure up when they don't give a damn. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-5797514844204425772012-11-05T20:12:25.681+08:002012-11-05T20:12:25.681+08:00Already done! Already done! Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-59831572102381531682012-11-05T19:25:03.843+08:002012-11-05T19:25:03.843+08:00At the end of the day, there is always the unfrien...At the end of the day, there is always the unfriend option.<br /><br />ProfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-40976775713749268212012-11-04T16:34:58.699+08:002012-11-04T16:34:58.699+08:00Hi rw,
Wahahaa! That's hilarious but good for...Hi rw,<br /><br />Wahahaa! That's hilarious but good for u! Such people need to be dealt with firmly! Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-6394804788282735412012-11-04T16:24:02.879+08:002012-11-04T16:24:02.879+08:00i've a friend who always doesn't bring suf...i've a friend who always doesn't bring sufficient money out even though he clearly knows the budget as he's the one who chooses the place. so if i'm the one paying first, i now learn to tell him that because of my bad memory, it's best that he goes to withdraw money from a nearby atm machine after the meal otherwise i'll forget to get the money back from him. he's the only person i've to resort to taking such drastic measures though. haharwhttp://rollingwrites.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-88090746787856326572012-11-03T23:52:52.293+08:002012-11-03T23:52:52.293+08:00All personalities appearing in this post are ficti...All personalities appearing in this post are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Hahahaa! Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-65046639069616053412012-11-03T23:24:33.170+08:002012-11-03T23:24:33.170+08:00Eh no pics for this article? Lol!
ProfEh no pics for this article? Lol! <br /><br />ProfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-4997723771318818682012-11-03T22:34:12.847+08:002012-11-03T22:34:12.847+08:00Hi Amanda,
Gee, I hope u aren't friends with ...Hi Amanda,<br /><br />Gee, I hope u aren't friends with L anymore. She sounds like a leech. Getting u to pay a half share of the cupcake ingredients is one thing but including the cost of stuff that she already had in her pantry anyways is just such a cheapskate move. <br /><br />I think some ppl think that if they "forget" to pay/refund you long enough, you'll eventually forget the debt due as well. <br /><br />These are times when u need to streamline your life and audit such "toxic friends"! Bernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-34863207864692722512012-11-03T21:47:01.239+08:002012-11-03T21:47:01.239+08:00Hi Bern,
Yes I agree! Some people just have hide ...Hi Bern,<br /><br />Yes I agree! Some people just have hide the thickness of elephants I think. There's no such thing as a free (or heavily discounted) lunch!<br /><br />Another incident that I can remember was L and I were tasked to bake cupcakes for a classmate. On the day of the baking, I had a horrible cough and I sat out of the baking. She then provided me with an itemized price list of the materials and ingredients used (even for things she already had at home!) and as I felt guilty for welshing out on the baking, I agreed to pay. Later did I realize the extras she baked were given out to her friends. Using the money that I paid for "our" friend. Tsk.<br /><br />About discount cards, another classmate of mine had some discount card to a restaurant which worked in a pretty complicated way (eg some dishes had a bigger discount than others) so we all agreed to pay the original price and she's refund the discount later. 1 year later, I still have yet to receive my refund.<br /><br />At times like these, I wonder if it's better to just eat alone! <br /><br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-70146968657770319482012-11-03T20:26:08.591+08:002012-11-03T20:26:08.591+08:00Hi Amanda,
OMG, the close acquaintance is quite l...Hi Amanda,<br /><br />OMG, the close acquaintance is quite ludicrously calculative.<br /><br />I know of someone who, despite agreeing to share in the cost of a friend's birthday cake, subsequently refused to join in the cake cutting thinking that if he didn't partake in the cake cutting, he wouldn't have to pay his share of $2.57! OMG.<br /><br />I totally feel you, it's very unpleasant when other people expect you to pay first/more for the meal, just because you seem rich(er) when compared to the rest.<br /><br />About eating out at a place that's above your budget, I think it's good to be mindful of everyone's budget constrains. Which is why my friends/colleagues and I generally go to hawker centres, or food courts, so everyone's financially comfortable getting their own stuff. And if we go somewhere a little more upmarket, we make it a point to inform everyone which restaurant it is, and even provide the priced menu before getting everyone's agreement to come along.<br /><br />At the end of the day, it just boils down to good manners. Some people just have so little of it. UrghhBernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666280576263340831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478655474299108580.post-80483560403902655942012-11-03T20:10:06.528+08:002012-11-03T20:10:06.528+08:00Hello! Though I am not that familiar about the beh...Hello! Though I am not that familiar about the behavior during work lunches/dinners, I have had my fair share regarding people who got their money's worth during meals. <br /><br />As a student, most of the time the person who pays would be the person with enough "big" notes to cover the bill and the rest of them would pay back. More than once, the person who has to make up the few cents difference would either be the "slow poke" who is the last to fish out her share/calculate her own share or the person with the "big notes". I was giving private tuition for awhile back when I was studying in JC and when we ate out, some people would stare at me pointedly, as if they are expecting me to be the one to contribute the big notes!<br /><br />I have a close acquaintance, L, who was so calculative that she would lug our bulky graphic calculator everywhere she went. When it came to splitting the check, I think everyone would just split the GST and service charge amongst the people at the meal, but not L! She would whip out the calculator and calculate the portion of GST and service charge based on the prices of the dishes each of us ordered. Ironically, for someone who is so good with numbers, she'd frequently miss out said amount payable by a few cents. A few cents might not see much but it seems laughable if one has to spend 5mins splitting the GST and service charge fairly so that she does not pay more than her supposed share.<br /><br />As for me, I had frequently had to "owe" friends money as I frequently carry bigger notes/not enough change. It is super embarrassing to owe people money and I'd try to return it as soon as possible! But one thing that's a bit irritating is when friends want to eat out of my budget/at a place where I know I don't have enough cash on hand to pay for the meal and I can't very well refuse as we have already walked around the entire mall for half an hour! I now try to get a firm idea of where the meal would be so I can be prepared. If the budget is really tight that month, I'd just sit out of the dinner! After all, if the friendship disintegrates just because I can't afford a meal with them, I'd be better off saving my money in the long run!<br /><br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com