Should I charge gas money? If so, how much and when?
I just got my car. It's a big black 1999 Ford Explorer. It gets 13 mpg in the city. When I first got my car, one of my friends stopped picking up one of my other friends (Sommer) because she felt like Sommer was asking Lily to take her too many places. So I told Sommer I would pick her up for school AND take her home. Well, she asks me to drive her all theses places and promises me that she'll pay me back. She did, but it was only ten dollars. If you have an SUV, you'd understand that ten dollars is like a drop of water in an ocean.
I drive a full size van with a V8 under the hood, so you know you've got better gas mileage than I do! I've got ppl that were constantly calling me for a ride here n there. I told them 'My taxi don't run on promises!', now they don't call me unless they've got the gas money! I still get calls every now n then, I usually get about two or three days notice now (used to get 15min notice) the main reason they still call me is because they KNOW they're safe when I'm driving (last wreck Nov '89) Remember it's not only your gas but it's also your 'time'
It's also wear and tear on the vehicle… Your time and gas. But if you are helping out, you can set whatever price you want. If they don't like it, they can take a cab or walk. You decide what you need to make it worth it for you.
Sounds like Sommer is gaming everyone. You just happen to be the latest victim.
Your not being mean, if you ask for gas money. It's a fact of life. As a young person, you get bits of adult life to try on. So you can understand what it's like to manage money, for example. Your friend is being a child, if she ignores the reality of gas money. Tell her to ask her mom for a ride, your not her mom, so your not expected to drive her around for free. For all you know her mom might give her money for gas, so her friends will give her rides. So mom doesn't have to drive her every where. Maybe she doesn't tell you about it, so she can keep the money for herself. Friends can be that way, it's called selfish and immature.
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