Are you the kind of person who always has an open hand or is very giving to other people, such as when you are with your workmates or colleagues, and they ask you to be the one to pay for the drinks or food you ordered since you have more money than them and you would just be okay about it? Perhaps, when your friends tease you to treat them a free lunch or snack because you have extra money and since you don't know how to say "No", you're just fine with spending your money even if you plan to save it.
I guess it is safe to assume that almost all of us have asked others to treat us to a free lunch or snack already, especially when we know that that person is rich or has a lot of money. When we bond with our friends, we would always poke fun at the one with better status in life to be the one to shoulder the food expenses.
Sometimes, those who love to make others treat them to a free lunch or snack would even back their request up with their favorite statement, "Share your blessings with others".
To be honest, I'm not the kind of person who would always be willing to treat others to a free lunch or snack every time they ask me to because I personally don't like asking others to treat me to one.
Yes, I would love to spend money on food or snack, especially during special occasions and when I'm the one who planned for the event, such as during get-togethers with my friends. Sometimes, I also like to treat them whenever I feel extra blessed or have extra money to share with them.
But it irritates me when other people would just randomly ask me to treat them to a snack or lunch, especially when I have no cash on hand, and when they become so repetitive with their requests after I already said "No" to them.
They would even say, "You're so selfish or stingy" when I decline their request. And I would just shake it off because I don't find it offensive anymore.
The main reason why I would decline the request of treating others, may they be my friends, classmates, or groupmates, to a free lunch is because there is no such thing as a free lunch.
When you ask me to treat you to a free lunch, it doesn't actually mean that it's free because I'll be spending money on it. And that money didn't just land in my wallet without me exerting time and effort to get it. I worked so hard to earn that money so it is just right for me to think wisely about how I'm going to spend it.
Sometimes, I would think that why would I spend an amount that is almost equivalent to 2 to 3 days of hard work on a person who doesn't even give a damn about my life and just loves to gossip about me. Why would I be treating you to a fast-food restaurant when I can just use that money to buy groceries at home. At least, I'll be able to help my parents with their expenses even if I won't get to satisfy your request.
You see. Money is so hard to earn these days that is why I put so much value on it and I wouldn't just spend it so easily on people who only know me when they want me to treat them to a free lunch or snack. I'd just gladly spend my hard-earned money on people whom I know will be there with me during my lowest times and toughest moments.
I don't care if you will see me as a selfish or stingy person for not treating you to a free lunch because what I care about now is making sure to treat those people who have been there with me when I needed them the most, and if you are not one of them, then don't expect such a free lunch because you won't have it. I know it sounds so selfish but that's how it is.
In short, huwag kang magpapalibre sakin dahil wala kang mapapala. 😂🤣
Relate ako dito sis, before I don't know how to say No to my friends but after na na libre ko sila at they graduated using all my gadgets na sila pa naka sira pero ako ang nagpa ayos, l learned to say No na. Meron din among naging friend na panay pa libre pag siya ang meron ang damot niya. Kaya ngayon marunong na akong mag No kahit sa huli nakokonsensya ako😂😂😂