I'm on income support. I simply don't have any more money until Monday which I need for job interviews anyway.
I have no cash leftover each month.
My best friend is having his birthday party at a restaurant and the prices are between £7-£13 for a main meal.
It will cost me £5 for the train. So I will then have £10 for the meal. This means no splitting he bill, no drink, no tip, no being able to pay for things 'for the table'.
I've had to do it for years as I've been a desperate job seeker for most of my life. I have it down to a fine art. But i am worried people will order things and expect me to contribute such as bottles of water.
We never ever split the bill for the table and my friend orders about £100 worth of food and drink and so he insists it's only fair to pay for ourselves.
I wish we were going to good old weatherspoons or something but this restaurant was his choice.
I've perfected drinking tap water after the meal so no one knows I'm too skint to buy a drink. I'm leaving to get the 11 o clock train anyway.
I arrive at 7:30pm.
So, am I being insane? Would it be better to not go at all? I can't meet them afterwards for drink as they won't be finished until around 9pm and I'd only have an hour and a half before my train.
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user1493797837 · 05/05/2017 07:14
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