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Dear Pay Dirt,
My friend “Greta” and I live in the same city and meet up every month or two. What’s the etiquette for paying for Uber when the person I’m with wants to Uber but I don’t?
Greta will get an Uber to go like, six blocks. I, on the other hand, will rarely Uber if it’s less than a mile or so; if it’s more, I will still possibly walk depending on conditions, or I will try to take public transportation if I can. For one, I don’t make a ton of money (whereas Greta makes significantly more than me), and I also just like to walk if I can.
Recently, we went to another city for a weekend. Greta got us an Uber to go from our hotel to brunch, even though it would have been only a 15-minute walk. Later that day, we were…
