How about a WWMMD? Parking ticket related.

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A and B decide to go to lunch. A offers to drive. B has no change but is willing to pay for parking at a credit card meter. A parks at a traditional meter and puts coins in. A and B eat lunch. They talk for a while after finishing their food. All in all, it is a lovely lunch.

B pulls out a credit card, but A pays for B's lunch.

Then they see it. The dreaded envelope. Stupid f$@#ing parking services has ticketed the car for an expired meter.

Who should pay the parking ticket?

[rikki]

The driver.

[alare]

B should offer, A would politely decline. How much was the ticket?

[katieb4tom]

If I were B, I would pay as a courtesy. A has bought you lunch and driven you to and from. I don't think A should expect B to pay though. Driver assumes responsibility for ticket.

[livinitup]

Whenever I park, I am 100% responsible for keeping time on the meter, and 100% responsible for the ticket if I go overtime.

I wouldn't accept money from a passanger. But if this was someone who I was friendly enough to go to lunch with, drive and pay for lunch - I would expect a free lunch down the road. But I wouldn't be keeping score.

[Deleted]

As B, I would offer.
As A, I would decline B's offer.

[rubytue]

A should pay. B should offer to at least split it, but A should politically say no.

[papie]

A should pay, but B should offer.

[mrssavy42112]

It’s the driver’s responsibility. If I was person B, I’d offer to pay for half since I’d feel bad.

[takeonyou]

A should pay. Polite B will offer. Polite A will turn that offer down.

[af1212]

This would totally depend on the amount for me. In the town I live in now, a parking ticket like that would be $15. The town I lived in before would be more like $95. Big difference!

[Deleted]

I am B. I offered to pay. A declined. I took the ticket.

Now I'm kicking myself. It's $22. I have no idea where my checks are. I can pay online, but there is a $2 convenience fee for that, and I only have $23.44 in my account.

[alare]

A declined to pay? I said A should decline . . . but meant they should decline your offer.

That's ridiculous you're paying considering that you offered to pay at a credit card reader. Totally A's fault for opting for coin meter.

[mrssavy42112]

Sept 18, 2012 13:34:13 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

I am B. I offered to pay. A declined. I took the ticket.

Now I'm kicking myself. It's $22. I have no idea where my checks are. I can pay online, but there is a $2 convenience fee for that, and I only have $23.44 in my account.

When is the due date? Will you be paid again before it's due? It would be pretty crappy for you to give the ticket back at this point, so you kind of have to go with it.

[Deleted]

No, no, no, A declined my offer to pay. And then I just sort of grabbed the ticket.

[Deleted]

A drove A pays, end of story. Also B paid for A's lunch. Why should B pay again for this?!

[Deleted]

Well, it's my fun money account that has insufficient funds. I feel like a douche telling H that we're paying a parking ticket out of our joint account because I am 56 cents shy on a parking ticket.

Aaaaaand this is why he pays the bills. I clearly cannot be trusted.

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Sept 18, 2012 13:59:13 GMT -5 vigurl said:

A drove A pays, end of story. Also B paid for A's lunch. Why should B pay again for this?!

Wrong.

From OP:
B pulls out a credit card, but A pays for B's lunch.

[alare]

Ah, I see. How much is a money order? Hopefully less than $1.44 ;-)

That way he would never need to know.

Edited : Blergh. Having a money order probably entails having cash on hand. Brain Fail.

[Deleted]

the driver should pay.

[mrssavy42112]

Sept 18, 2012 13:59:21 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Well, it's my fun money account that has insufficient funds. I feel like a douche telling H that we're paying a parking ticket out of our joint account because I am 56 cents shy on a parking ticket.

Aaaaaand this is why he pays the bills. I clearly cannot be trusted.

I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.

[zombiemuse]

I was in a similar situation this weekend. I'll be paying the lame $25 ticket. No biggie, but next time I won't listen to my friend about parking.

As for being shy in your account...can you transfer a $1 from your joint checking to personal checking? Silly, but oh well.

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Sept 18, 2012 14:06:34 GMT -5 mrssavy42112 said:

Sept 18, 2012 13:59:21 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Well, it's my fun money account that has insufficient funds. I feel like a douche telling H that we're paying a parking ticket out of our joint account because I am 56 cents shy on a parking ticket.

Aaaaaand this is why he pays the bills. I clearly cannot be trusted.

I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.

I don't get more fun money until next month, and the price goes up next Friday! I hate transferring small amounts because we have a limit on how many we can do each month. I will see if I can find my checks tonight. I'm pretty sure they are from 3 addresses ago, but they should still be good!

[Deleted]

OK, I'd tell DH I screwed up and need a $25 advance on next month's fun money to pay the parking ticket since A paid for lunch. And then take $25 less in next month's transfer.

[Deleted]

He'll probably tell me not to worry about it and just pay it out of joint.

He's cool like that.

I just always feel like a MM failure. Probably because I am!

[mrssavy42112]

Sept 18, 2012 14:11:15 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Sept 18, 2012 14:06:34 GMT -5 mrssavy42112 said:

I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.

I don't get more fun money until next month, and the price goes up next Friday! I hate transferring small amounts because we have a limit on how many we can do each month. I will see if I can find my checks tonight. I'm pretty sure they are from 3 addresses ago, but they should still be good!

Wow, so they basically only give you one week to pay it. That sucks. I hope you can find your checks!

[zombiemuse]

Sept 18, 2012 14:11:15 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Sept 18, 2012 14:06:34 GMT -5 mrssavy42112 said:

I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.

I don't get more fun money until next month, and the price goes up next Friday! I hate transferring small amounts because we have a limit on how many we can do each month. I will see if I can find my checks tonight. I'm pretty sure they are from 3 addresses ago, but they should still be good!

Oh right, I hate those transfer limits.

Is there a branch near you? I know that my bank (credit union) will give me 3-5 checks if I just stop in and ask. Is that a possibility?

If not, my checks are many addresses ago and still go through just fine. Never had any issues. My bank has my current address information and I think that's enough.

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Sept 18, 2012 14:00:04 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

Sept 18, 2012 13:59:13 GMT -5 vigurl said:

A drove A pays, end of story. Also B paid for A's lunch. Why should B pay again for this?!

Wrong.

From OP:
B pulls out a credit card, but A pays for B's lunch.

Ah reading fail then yes. B should at least offer pay for the ticket if not just cover it in full.

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Sept 18, 2012 14:20:39 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

He'll probably tell me not to worry about it and just pay it out of joint.

He's cool like that.

I just always feel like a MM failure. Probably because I am!

This is what I would do. You are not an MM failure!

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Sept 18, 2012 14:32:03 GMT -5 @redbellpeppers said:

You are not an MM failure!

What if I told you that I've lost three debit cards this summer and tried to pay for a doctor's visit yesterday with an expired credit card?