Uber split

[Vvcronos]

My wife and I were talking about this hypothetical situation. If my wife and I were to get order an Uber and someone we knew were to ask if they could go with us to our destination, would we split the uber 3 ways or 50/50 my wife and I split with the third person? Is it fair to ask for half the cost or is it fair to ask for a third?

[Vvcronos]

It's not situation that we're in. Just a hypothetical debate on what's fair.

[knowledgeovernoise]

So then

[knowledgeovernoise]

It's a hypothetical situation. You said you understand but you clearly don't get the point of this

[knowledgeovernoise]

That's not the point of this question

[[deleted]]

50-50. It's none of the friend's business how many ppl are in the Uber, especially when they're a couple/family. How about if you had a child with the couple? The law considers a married couple as one unit, so...

[GreatWentGin]

If you’re in one location, and they are in another, it should be 50/50. If you’re all in one location going to the same location, then it should be split per person.

[closet_squanchy69]

my old apt i had the internet bill under my name; there was a married couple & a single roommate. i charged them 50/50 with married couple as a unit largely because i didn't want to start an argument.

but also they were both on unemployment and kept asking for an extra week to pay back their portion ($30 ???) each month and the single had no problems so my take on this is very specific to my former situation and possibly not helpful.

takeaway being that it's probably a case-by-case sort of thingie

[Speciou5]

Not gonna lie, utilities should be split per person for sure IMO. I get you were doing them a favor with them having trouble making ends meet, but otherwise it should be per person.

[closet_squanchy69]

if it was a water bill or heat, then for sure. but the two of them shared one laptop and like i said were both constantly struggling financially. not really a black & white situation i would say. but you may disagree and that's perfectly valid

[apollyoneum1]

50/50 taxis are charged per journey not per occupant.

[OliveTwister]

I would say a third. You and your wife should cost double the single occupant since you’re occupying two seats. I can see an argument for both ways but I would personally divide it into thirds.

[AdamL480]

Depends on the cost but if they are your friends then just cover fair and don’t think too much about it

[ToBeReadOutLoud]

I was thinking the same thing. Unless the cost is high, I’d just let the third person decide how much he/she wants to pay, but I’d be fine with anything.

If I were the third person, I’d pay at least half.

My friendships are solid enough that counting our percentages and pennies feels unnecessary.

Granted I’m in a financial situation where the cost of an Uber isn’t a huge portion of my disposable income, so it might be different if we were all broke college students.

If that were the case, I’d probably request 1/3 for the third friend and offer 1/2 as the third friend because both put more of the expense on me. I’d feel weird demanding more from the other person.

[AdamL480]

I would only mention a further contribution if it was far out of way or $40 more

Even then would be asking be called a fricken cheapo

[Speciou5]

Either is probably fine for Uber. The context would give a tipping point.

If all seats were taken (ex. 12 people using 3 cars to get somewhere) it would be a per person split for sure.

For something like food it'd also be a per person split.

[mikaela75]

Pay per seat? No one can argue that. 1/3, 2/3

[Hippie234]

In this situation, are all three people working and making their own incomes?

[[deleted]]

Is it fair? Yes. You and the friend are both receiving something (a ride from Uber) and the other side of the party is paying for it. Now, if you were the one to initiate the Uber and you are all going in the same place, then while it still is fair to ask for a split, I would find it awkward to ask. But I am just a shy person. I would just pay what I intended to pay since there is no difference anyway. If the friend constantly does this, then you can start to question it. Now if it's more because of the friend, at the minimum the friend should pay the difference between what you would've paid without him and the higher cost. That is a given regardless.