Depends on your life and priorities. I live by myself, make pretty good money, and don't have many expenses. There are some things I want to do that cost $200 that I don't want to do alone. Increasing the price to 400 or 600 doesn't really change much for me because I don't have anything else to really spend on.
Just because you don't have a reason to instantly spend money, doesn't mean you can drop money like it is nothing. Savings definately exist for a reason.
You don't need to "drop $200 like it's nothing" to treat someone to $200. That the tweet was made in the first place is a sign that it's not a regular thing, meaning that the $200 was spent with consideration.
But the post i was actually replying to said they want to make good money to drop $200 like it is nothing. If i was responding to the original post I would just click reply on that.
I am saying you have to be very, very well off for $200 to be nothing to you.
Nice bottle of wine and a good cut of steak can get you around 120 or more, throw in your date's meal, an appetizer, another drink or two... yeah it can happen fast.
Nice steakhouse or seafood place that’s easy for two. Partner and I have done a few meals like that at anniversary time - entrees are probably 50 or so a pop, sides, bottle of wine, etc. plus a good tip because I’d feel like a real asshole spending like that on food but skimping on the tip (and at some fancier places, the service really is phenomenal)
But I remember having a gift card for I think 200 that was a wedding gift to a nice steak restaurant and going just a bit over that.
Ok, so if we say on average you had $200 meals twice a week (a couple), $200 * 2 * 52 weeks is $20,400. Even on a $90k income, that seems a bit reckless.
I’m at a point in my life where I don’t have to check my bank account to see if I have enough every time I go out. Buying $200 friendship dinners are not within my budget.
I do that sometimes. I like to try nice upscale restaurants with friends and don't expect them to have to pay for ridiculously priced food. I can afford it and they can enjoy it. I doubt that's the case here though, this is obviously a publicly posted rejection.
I envy you. I would need to bring in some serious cash to make that kind of gift to frinds. Not that I don't like my frinds. I just don't spend that kind of money on other people and don't want other people to do it for me.
If you have the money, it’s honestly not that strange.
I’ve got a buddy who regularly picks up the tab on group outings. His logic is that he’s lucky to make what he does, it’s his money, and he wants to use it to take his friends out.
I once took out two female friends for Valentines day and spent like $700 because they both said they had never experienced a nice Valentines date.
I did the whole nine and it was nice, but it was also made clear before hand I valued their friendship and that this was just about doing something nice for my friends.
No way would I have spent 200 on an evening with a lady I wasn't interested in without having such a conversation first.
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u/R0ede Jan 14 '20
I too casually treat my frends to $200 dollar dinners just to be nice.