A woman took to Reddit after being charged by her sister for spending the weekend with her family. The woman summed up what happened on Reddit's Mildly Infuriating subreddit.
"My married sister invited my family for the weekend and charged me $250 as we were heading out," she started off, adding that they drove six hours to her sister's place. "All weekend long she was talking about inflation and how much it costs to feed a family."
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"When were giving our goodbye hugs she asked if we don’t mind pitching into the costs of the weekend. I asked her how much she thinks is fair and she said $250. I handed her cash a said goodbye. Has anything similar ever happened to you?" she asked the forum.
The woman followed up with some edits to clarify questions she'd been asked, explaining that she keeps cash on her every time she travels. "My sister actually has a large family of 6 kids who each eat more than anyone in my family. I gave her the money because I don’t feel $250 is worth fighting about but I understand those who’d have put their foot down," she said.
She also noted that she did a grocery store run before getting to her sister's house so they wouldn't be eating all their food. "I never wanted to be a burden on her," she said.
The responses in the Reddit forum were split. Some people thought the woman's sister was wrong.
"You don’t invite people to do things that you cannot afford," one person wrote.
"If I invite, I cover the costs," another person said. "If we as a family plan a gathering, we split the costs. She invited you. She should never have asked you for the money but now you know what kind of person she is. You handled it correctly but don't accept invitations again."
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On the other hand, some users didn't necessarily see a problem with the cost.
"If I brought my family to visit someone, I would actively pitch in financially during the weekend," one person said. "If we were all staying at some type of short term rental, I would ask ahead of time about my financial contribution. You really assumed you could bring ur family for a free weekend, just because ur sister invited you?"
"I wouldn’t at all mind contributing and 250 is a reasonable amount," another user wrote. "Having said that, this conversation needs to happen before you go. You can’t spring that on people after the fact."
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