Is it polite to decline money when people offer?
Someone offers to pay your flight (or whatever it is) you know that would be great and a huge help. But you say no no, and they say no I want to do it and then you say I couldn’t accept such a big thing you need that (and maybe they do need it) , and they go just take it I want to help , and then you go I’m okay I’ve got money (even though you don’t) then they say okay , then your a little sad because you kind of wish you had takin up the offer because you do actually need help. Lol.
I guess the question beyond the one I asked above is , should you decline big gifts because you feel like too much of a free loader even if you do kind of need the help? I feel like I do this all the time.
Recent example, my mother offered to pay my flight cost that I paid to visit for Christmas, but she works so hard and for so little , she’d basically be giving me her whole paycheck , I declined even though I’m strapped for cash and really am having a tough time getting by.
Comment what you would do in that example I gave.
No | 1 | |
Yes | 1 | |
Other | 3 | |
Earn your own way, refuse help from all always | 4 | |
It can be good to refuse sometimes especially if it’s the same person helping you out | 12 |