Money issues can sometimes put a strain on friendships.

If you bought tickets to a concert for yourself and a friend, would you let the friend know how much the tickets cost before buying them, or would you just assume the expense wouldn’t be a big deal?

This man suggested watching a live music show with his friend.

He already bought the tickets and asked his friend to pay up, but his friend was caught off guard by the expense.

Read the full story below to find out more.

AITA for telling my friend to stop worrying so much about money?

I (21M) and my friend Jeff (23M) are both staying in our college town over the summer.

A few days ago, I mentioned this live music show happening near us. I told him we could go to it tonight.

Today, I got the tickets, and they both came out to $32.46 each.

This man asked his friend to send him his payment via Venmo.

I texted him asking him to Venmo me.

He replies, “Wait, hold up. We need to pay?”

Then, he goes on about how he doesn’t want to spend too much money right now and suggests we just go to a park or swimming or something together.

His friend got mad and reasoned that not everyone is privileged like him.

I told him to calm down because it’s really not that much.

He texted that he needed that money for rent.

That’s when I got frustrated and told him he could just ask his parents for help if he needed money.

He got mad and texted that I was being dismissive and that not everyone “has the privilege” to run to their parents whenever they’re short on money.

Now, he’s wondering if he was wrong to suggest asking money from his parents.

I didn’t mean it in a condescending way. I just felt like he was making too big of a deal out of a pretty small amount.

$32 really isn’t much and isn’t unreasonable, but he’s clearly mad and thinks I don’t understand.

So, AITA for telling him to ask his parents for money instead of freaking out about the ticket?

This person does sound privileged. He should’ve told his friend how much it cost before buying the tickets.

Let’s read the responses of other people on Reddit to this story.

This person gives their honest opinion.

Here’s a valid point from this user.

You sound like a spoiled teenager, says this person.

Here’s a similar thought from this person.

Finally, short and basic.

Even small amounts of money can reveal big differences in people’s values and priorities.

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