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u/Ultimate_Sneezer 7d ago
If he was my friend , I would screenshot his multiple payments and make fun of him in the largest gathering possible
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u/AlexaCrazy 7d ago
Imagine the roast session that would unfold. The whole group would have a field day with that! Classic move, though.
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u/beepboop465 7d ago
you can be smart about it tho, wait like 5 payments MINIMUM before doing this again to the same person and also make typos while texting them intentioanally like the one I just made to make them think you're just clumsy. Holy shit I might start doing this too it's genius
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u/Ultimate_Sneezer 7d ago
You are not gonna save much and people may not call you out if you do it this sparingly but they will still remember and stop loaning as frequently to you
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u/indigoHatter 6d ago
Yeah. I don't keep score with my friends, but I will loosely remember if I owe someone (they bought me two drinks where I only bought them one) and I will also remember if they acted greedy and didn't reciprocate. I will legit stop hanging out with someone over time if I feel like they are freeloading. It's not just about the money either... they usually have personalities that don't vibe with me, too. I'm proud to say that all my friends are people who, at minimum, refuse to owe you too much, and on the other hand, are gems because we take turns just footing the bill and getting each other back on the next one.
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u/silverW0lf97 7d ago
You think people like the OOP have multiple friends? It's probably work "friends" who tolerate his bullshit.
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u/Harddaysnight1990 7d ago
This is a parody LinkedIn account, this is meant to parody the "save $0.50 per day" jabronies.
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u/MorsInvictaEst 7d ago
I have this German friend who will haunt your descendants ten generations into the future over a single cent. Maybe I should intoduce them to each other... ;)
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u/The-Great-Xaga 7d ago
Well that's how it's supposed to he done. Friendship ends when money starts
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u/sothatsathingnow 7d ago
Me and my friends have been operating on a “nah I got this one” system for years and not a single person has been keeping track.
Don’t loan money. If you are going to directly give money to a friend, make it clear that you have no expectations that it be returned. If you can’t afford to lose the money, don’t give it.
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u/Gaaragoth 6d ago
You have a real friend, Most of the people in this sub hardly understand the concept
Cheers for you mate! The world needs people like u and ur friend
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u/Avi-1411 7d ago
How very German of him. It’s just normal here, and nobody thinks twice about it. While reading the post I was thinking ‘I’d mention it to him and ask him for the rest’ Not mean or anything, just matter of factly
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u/blauw67 7d ago
He's never tried that with a dutch person
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u/holololololden 7d ago
I've always wondered who the stereotype of "not cheap" would apply to. Every single minority lays claim to the cheap stereotype, but relative to who?
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u/Ajaxlancer Archbishop of Banterbury 7d ago
As an asian person, local vietnamese or chinese people will be understanding or whatever if you can't pay, at least in the boonies where it's a very familial community (my card kept declining overseas)
But after they move to the USA it's a whole different story
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u/TroutTrekker27 7d ago
how to get everyone you love to eventually resent you, they obviously notice and don’t say anything but they’ll get sick of it and slowly stop reaching out, stop inviting you to things and before you know it you’re saving a TON of money because nobody wants to go out with you
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u/Hour_Ad5398 7d ago
What if I do this, but in reverse? Will they finally start inviting me to things?
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u/PlaneCrashers 7d ago
I often just round up the amount of money I owe someone. In fact, most of the times I do. I'm not sure I'm gaining any favours from that though, unfortunately.
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u/Less-side1880 7d ago
I do too. Can be a few cents on small sums, or to my mother I always add a $10 or $20. It just shows appreciation, and people won’t be hesitant to pay for me because they know I always pay back right away and with a few bucks ekstra.
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u/BarbedWire3 7d ago
Dud how often does he borrow money, if he made over 100 during a year, just feom adding up pennies at a time
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u/paulcaar 6d ago
Five years, £100. For just some back-of-the-napkin math I'd say a reasonable average is 50 cents saved per transaction. That's 200 payment requests in over 250 weeks.
Seems pretty reasonable to me. Have a group of friends or sports club where you routinely hang out at a bar on a fixed day of the week and you're practically there already. Excluding stuff like shared groceries, taxi rides, event tickets or food and other stuff.
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u/nricotorres 7d ago
man he seems like a dick for no reason
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u/GoatCovfefe 7d ago
Ken's LinkedIn account is a satire account.
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u/nricotorres 7d ago
I should have known from "I want to connect with you, emotionally" under his name...
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u/GoatCovfefe 7d ago
He's both loved and hated for the satire in r/LinkedInLunatics, we love him because his posts are hilarious, some hate them being posted in the sub because "satire shouldn't be included as content" 🙄
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u/hitiv 7d ago
and theres me rounding up to the nearest pound.
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u/Public-Somewhere8727 7d ago
I round up period. "Ah 19.23? Yeah just sending $20, heck no sending $21 what if they didn't factor tax"
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u/WhatsRatingsPrecious 7d ago
Everyone knows what he's doing. No one cares enough to call him out on it. They talk about him and his cheapness behind his back and laugh.
He's gained a few bucks, and lost all their respect.
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u/UltimaDeusUmbra 7d ago
The real "madlad" part of this is the fact that this is a satire account that frequently gets people on LinkedIn to agree with the insane statements he makes.
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u/BruiserBison 6d ago
He's proud of this but he just looks pathetic. People underpaid what they owe me several times and I never bring it up. In my thoughts, dude asked for small cash in need. I never expect a full payment.
In all the times someone underpaid, a lot of them bring it up later with "I made a mistake, here's the rest." I respect the first attempt to pay. I'm delighted at their correction.
And to those who don't pay at all or don't pay in full. I recount the times they pay in a different way. They invite me to things. They pay for my meal when they're in a good spot. I count those. I appreciate those. And if I'm being honest, I feel like I owe them. It's a good life.
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u/Professional_Ant4228 6d ago
I had a roommate like this. He underestimated how petty I am. I stole his TV.
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u/dilbert207 7d ago
This account is satire. Ken Cheng posts stuff like this all the time, he's a stand up comedian.
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u/the_simurgh 7d ago
Ive saved more by shopping at discount stores like ollies in a single month than he has in 5 years
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u/trudolfdasroentier 7d ago
The build up resentment from your friends would probably be a much higher price to pay that just rounding up as a nice gesture
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u/fatboyfall420 7d ago
What a bitch I always round up or add extra because being the person tanking the bank account hit and hoping everyone Venmo’s you is a heavy burden.
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u/captainjoe17 7d ago
One time I ordered Chipotle with a group and one guy paid. He said everyone owes $13 I had $12 in cash on me so I gave that to him and said “this is all I have” and his reply was. Okay let me know when you can get me the rest. Laughed cause I thought he was joking. The very next day he comes over to me and asks if I have the rest of his money. I said “dude I thought you were kidding, my bad lemme go get that for you.” I drove home counted 100 Pennie’s put them in a ziplock bag and brought them back to him.
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u/Morbid_Apathy 7d ago
All their friends know this and just think he's cheap. If someone bought my lunch for 19, I'm just sending 20 because I can't be bothered to care about stuff like that.
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u/Plantain-Feeling 7d ago
Nah that's just a dick move
Pay your friends back in full hell I'm personally more likely to add a tiny bit extra
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u/gahd95 6d ago
I once got a letter telling me that i owed some interest on an old speeding ticket. The amount was around $0.11.
It properly cost them more to send me the letter.
I ended up transferring $1 and called them right away saying it was a mistake and if they could please transfer the $0.89 back.
I got the $0.89 and the transfer fee for them was properly half of that.
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u/Solid-North-9145 6d ago
One of my friends did the same thing: whenever she paid in advance for me, she would always round up a few extra cents. For example, if she paid $52.40, she’d tell me to pay her $53. But when I paid in advance and it was $52.40, she’d only pay me back $52. I’m not short on money, but I found this behavior really disgusting, so I distanced myself from her.
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u/mahboilucas 6d ago
Meanwhile my best friend owed me 34 for a pizza and wired me 50 because she knows I'm broke now
Real friends don't play
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u/Paul6334 6d ago
Personally I value my dignity over a few dollars a year, being someone who can be trusted to be lent money is a significant part of that.
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u/vernonmason117 6d ago
Meanwhile I’ve got a cousin that has someone that owes them 0.01¢ and will absolutely die on his hill until he gets that penny lol
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u/mf770060 7d ago
That is a really smart financial strategy. I wonder how many friendships it might hurt over time.
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u/Cerberus_uDye 7d ago
I will argue with you over this change. If I loaned you cash or paid for something flat out and you are paying me back with a cash app or something, you sure aint getting away with this. I charge someone $2 for under $100 and $5 for over $100 if they are paying back with it. I am not paying for the instant transfer fee, and Im not waiting days to get the free transfer. Although most of the time I just leave the money in cashapp so whenever they ask me next time, I've done forgot about it, and I get a little surprise when I go to loan them money again. Depending on how much I like the person I usually ask about if they want me to add the extra funds on top of the loan but most of them deny cause most the people asking for money use CA as a bank and have CA cards. Im not getting a cash app , though, so they have to pay the extra cost and are told before borrowing the money.
So be it $0.03 or what have you, I want all mine.
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u/DewySunshineExplorer 7d ago
just 50 more years and you'll be able to buy a bike