Should the person who earns more pay more for joint holiday friends not partners

[Libbykitty]

Just that really.

2 friends going on holiday, should the person who earns more pay more say 75 ler cent of holiday cost, neither person wealthy, but one is part time and the other is full time so earns more.

Welcome thoughts as I am unsure.

Of course not.

I mean the higher earner could offer to pay the difference for e.g better accommodation if they don’t want to be restricted by a lower budget but it should never, ever be expected.

No. Why would you consider subsidising their holiday, if you don’t subsidise other joint events?

Are you the person who wants her friend to pay 75%, OP? In any case, in answer to your question, no.

No.

No

If the higher earner is insisting that they both have first class travel and luxury accommodation, then there’s an argument for it.

If they’ve chosen the travel and accommodation together, then absolutely not. If the lower earner can’t afford it, then they just need to accept that foreign travel is not in their budget.

Nope. They should choose a holiday they can both afford.

No should about it. Pay equally unless the higher earner is badgering the lower to go and book a higher cost accommodation and is offering, that’s different

Each pays their own way of friends.

Absofuckinglutely not

No. Perhaps book a cheaper holiday that both can afford. A friend is under no obligation to sub another friend …

i am really intrigued why you are asking. It’s an obvious no to
me.

No.
Unless the person who earns more is totally desperate to go to a particular destination and really wants the friend to join them. Maybe they owe the friend a huge favour? Otherwise you go where both can afford.

Another vote for no here.

Which one are you?

No. Is there some context you're not telling us?

I'm guessing the poorer friend!

Best thing i've read on this site in a while this.

Only way better off friend would pay more is if they are trying to shag the poor friend.

Yes, I think so.

I don't think so

I've always earned more than my uni and school friends. In this situation, We would split the holiday costs evenly like hotel, flights etc but I might buy more rounds of drinks or pay for the majority of a meal by generous "rounding" so yhat it kind of worked iut that I paid a good bit more.

she's the rich friend who has been asked by poor friend to pay more i reckon.

Not often you get 100% agreement on AIBU.

What's the context ?

It would depend. I go on a long weekend with old uni friends once a year, I want my own bedroom and I'm happy to pay extra for that, I know others earn less than I do and are happy to pay less and share beds/sleep on sofas so I'm happy to pay the difference between accommodation types as is another member of the group

No,
Edited to add, they definitely shouldn't be expected to. But if the wealthier person wants to go on a more expensive trip/nicer accomodation etc that they know they other person couldn't do then they might offer to pay the difference if they really want to go together.