How Do You Deal With

[tamaris]

Friends and family, that always wait for you you put your hand in your pocket to pay for things ? I am kind but my patience is running thin.

[Ken4155]

You turn the tap off. The more you give, the more they will take. Simples!

[Old_Geezer]

Don't go off somewhere with those friends nor family.

[schippiegalette]

Friends, just don't put your hand in your pocket, simple. If its a situation where you are in a cafe for instance, ask for the bill then offer up some cash saying 'well there's my share'.
Family, well that's a bit different. I guess your family may think you are a money tree, and unless its a family member you know is struggling, then I would take the same action as for friends.

[tamaris]

I guess I have to hang back. Good suggestion shipping, I will try that.

[tamaris]

Schipp

[tamaris]

Very often you pay up front for coffee etc you are not given a bill. That's a problem.

[Old_Geezer]

Then wait for someone else to order & pay then.

[schippiegalette]

Thats even easier, in the queue for coffee, order your coffee and pay for your coffee, let the hangers on sort themselves out!

[davebro]

I struggle to pay when out with my friends - they think I'm poor!

[barry1010]

Go out without your purse/wallet/handbag/cards

[smurfchops]

Don’t offer. Split the bill. Be the last to go in the pub, make sure everyone else is there first.

[vulcan42]

Do a Compo!

[Hazlinny]

Unless it's a situation where I want to pay for someone's coffee/meal etc.,I just say "we'll all pay for our own". It seems to work!

[Peter Pedant]

I pay because I wanna see them
and it seems logical -no meal no moolah no see-um

[Peter Pedant]

The idea of going for coffee with someone 50 y younger than me and saying
yes young man, that is 26 1/2 p for your coffee.....

[Hazlinny]

^^ you must tell me where you can buy a coffee for 26 1/2p!!

[mallyh]

just tell them what you want to eat then go to the toilet .

[douglas9401]

Divide all bills by the number of people or couples there, families pay for their sprogs.

It's not difficult unless it's made so.

[Peter Pedant]

no dougie
in the days when I did this
you havent had a muther drawing herself up and saying - 'I am oonly paying for what I ate!"

1973 - I made up the £5 deficit ( jesus £50 2022) as everyone underpaid whilst saying "I am oonly going to pay my share and no more!" - with the satisfied look of 'no one is going to screw me for a pennymore than I owe!"

and I really didnt go for another gorup meal again ....

[tamaris]

What's a compo ?