"Can I get the bill please?"
"Sure, here you go hon."
Immediately, I reach for the bill and simultaneous my wallet. Everyone around me watches as I pull bills out my wallet.
That's a situation that's fine with me. But when people expect me to pay all the time. It's bothersome. It's also bothersome that when I pay, I receive no gratitude. So not only do you expect me to pay, but I don't receive a thank you. Something broke somewhere.
I'm a generous person. I don't mind spending my money on other people. In fact, most of my money is spent on other people. I like and would rather spend my money on other people. I don't spend my money on people expecting them to pay me back, or to flash money around. Giving is just something I do. There are those who are eternally grateful for my generosity, and then there are those who either don't care, or expect me to pay. The ones who take advantage of me though, I'm getting sick of. It's those people who I will stop extending my courtesy. I don't like money coming between people, I try hard to keep that separate. I don't like asking to be paid back. I don't like asking for money I'm owed. Now, if I'm taking you out to dinner and treating you , then obviously I expect no return. But if you ask me to lend you X amount of dollars, then the situation is clear. This is a loan to be returned.
I'm tired of people using my generosity. I'm tired of people trying to get me to pay for things or buy things for them. I'm tired of people trying to slyly persuade me that "That's what you want to buy, trust me." I'm fucking sick of it. Get your own goddamn money, and pay for it yourself. God. I'm at the end of my rope. No more. I know who you people are, and your selfishness does not go unnoticed.
It may seem that I sit and fume in my own stew of contempt, but you are wrong. Very wrong. Money isn't something I worry about too much. I make enough to enjoy my lifestyle plus more. I don't dwell on matters concerning dollars. But constant attempts to get me to spend my money are fucked. I hate selfish people.
Another note, if you have to think if you're a selfish person or not, then you're probably selfish.
Not an ATM,
ShadowlessTomorrow
