Name change as I think the friend in question is on MN.
Will refer to her as K.
I’m a single mum working 30 hours a week, DD is 2 and I’m just about scraping by but I never have money left over for luxuries. Even things like a coffee with a friend need to be budgeted.
Anyway my Auntie met me today to give me my Xmas gift (she was in another country for Xmas day) she didn’t have a clue what to get me she said, but remembered how I’d said about wanting to meet my friends for a coffee but not really having enough money. She got me a £50 Starbucks voucher (my favourite place for coffee) so I can meet people and not have to worry about paying out of the little spare cash I have.
So tomorrow I’m meeting K at Starbucks, I spoke to her on the phone today and she said “shall we meet at Starbucks? Unless you’re too skint from Xmas?”(she knows how tight it is for me) I said well actually I’ve got a gift card from my Auntie so I’d definitely be up for that.
Just to add, K is single, has a decent job and doesn’t struggle financially.
K said “that’s nice, we can both have the expensive drinks and hot meals on that then!”
It wasn’t a joke either, I feel a bit mean and tight but that 50 quid is a nice little treat I can chip into without having to take money out of my actual bank account. It’ll last me a while and eases off the pressure when I meet people for a drink. She knows I’m pretty hard up and has no trouble buying her own drinks.
Am I being a tight friend? Is she being a CF? How do I explain that I’m intending on using the gift card for me and not both of us?
If I’m being the tight one then fair enough, just think it’s a little cheeky of her personally