Maybe he's not cheap at all. Maybe he just wants to stick it to the Man in small ways, with 30 nuggies as a reward for his hard work.
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It's a good way to make money by shorting his competitors' stocks.
Well yeah, like the OP, the stuff that makes the meal interesting is missing. Like eating pasta without sauce, or a bowl of broth with nothing else in it.
A friend of mine is like this. Sends me a picture of a decent looking steak, alone on a plate, captioned "Dinner looking good!"
The attitude works out when you're on the majority side. When you're a minority, it's basically just telling you that you don't get the same privileges as the rest. "You can have a little bit of acceptance for now, as long as you keep quiet in your little corner"
Depends what end of 6 figures. That's a pretty broad range.
How is it expected for purchasing power to go up if prices increase and wages do not?
Those are self-drilling.
It's supposed to be used as a smokescreen, but it burns very hot so it's occasionally used as a weapon in war crimes.
It's only sparks. It's not like it's a house fire or anything.
IME it hasn't been expected in some time, at least from me. If I invite someone out on a date, I'm usually offering, but I've definitely had many split checks and a few that paid for the whole thing.