Casually mention on your way out to eat that you only brought enough money to pay for yourself. Or say when you’re planning the outing that everyone will be paying for themselves. Make sure you stick to this when the bill comes! {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/e/e1/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-2Bullet1. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-2Bullet1. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/e/e1/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-2Bullet1. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-2Bullet1. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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I’ve noticed, lately, that you’ve been having a hard time pitching in when we go out. Is everything OK? {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/7/75/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet1. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet1. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/7/75/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet1. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet1. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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<br />\n</p></div>"} I’m a little worried about you; you seem to be short on cash, even though you just got a job/raise. Did something happen? {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/a/a9/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet2. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet2. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/a/a9/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet2. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-3Bullet2. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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This will also work for that co-worker or sibling or friend who doesn’t chip in for a community gift (for a parent, boss, etc. ) yet still wants to sign his/her name for the card. Make a list! {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/a/a0/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet1. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet1. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/a/a0/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet1. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet1. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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<br />\n</p></div>"} If you have a mooching roommate, put up a whiteboard outlining chores and costs. Cross off an item whenever someone completes their task or pays their obligation. This will make it obvious that the moocher never crosses anything off. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/f/fa/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet2. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet2. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/f/fa/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet2. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-4Bullet2. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Since I drove last time, can you do it this time around? - Oh, you can’t? Well, OK. I’m having second thoughts about going, anyway. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/d/d9/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet1. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet1. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/d/d9/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet1. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet1. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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<br />\n</p></div>"} I covered the tab last week, can you cover it this week? - If you can’t, that’s fine. Maybe we should find something else to do. Can you cover a game of pool? {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/7/7b/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet2. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet2. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/7/7b/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet2. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet2. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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<br />\n</p></div>"} Since last time we had lunch/dinner at my house, do you want to do it at your house this time? - Well, if we can’t pin down a host, we might need to cancel the get-together. I can host once in a while, but not all the time. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/3/34/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet3. jpg/v4-460px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet3. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/3/34/Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet3. jpg/aid460151-v4-728px-Deal-With-a-Mooching-Friend-Step-5Bullet3. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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