Everyone Orders Water At FI Blogger Meetup
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sources report every Financial Independence blogger attending the meet up at the corner table of the local “Ramen Emporium” ordered water. Waiter Josh Crawford was reportedly ecstatic to see a party of nine enter the restaurant, hoping to collect handsome tips. When Crawford took their orders however, he was in for a rude awakening. “They all looked at me and said ‘just water’, every single person” said Crawford. He added “I told them they have to order something to keep the table, so one of them asked for a small cup of noodles. They then split the $3.92 bill between nine different Chase Sapphire credit cards. Who are these weirdos?”
Gotta love a post that is short and to the point. I suspect all of us PF nerds drink water in restaurants. Hope ya tipped at least 20%! (Maybe even $1?). Haha.
They tip with affiliate links 😉
ramen emporium is hilarious. i’ve never been to one of those millennial ramen joints nor a chipolte or panera. i suspected i was a happy relic and it’s confirmed. to anyone reading this: if you go to a place that serves alcohol and just want water feel free to throw a few bucks onto the tip as if you had ordered a couple of drinks. you don’t need an iphone calculator to cipher it; just do the right thing.
Artisanal ramen is the new avocado toast
Ouch! It hurts because it’s true. At least, I order food.
You’re a good man Joe!
What, no one ordered hot water and brought their own tea bag? Or made soup out of the Sriracha? Chase Sapphire cards split 9 ways…oh this is “rich”!
Siracha soup!
I got chastised by my readers for not ordering food when I go out to trivia — to support the establishment that puts it on. So I now order something and make it my treat for the week. Then again, I’m not pursuing FIRE so I guess I’m off the hook. And I still only ever order water for my drink.
At any rate, thanks for the post. It was brief but gave me a chuckle.
The FI blogging world needs more chuckles 🙂
I think I was at that meetup! The waiter was quite rude, he didn’t even offer us lemon slices in our waters. If he wants our continued business he really needs to step up his game.
Between lemon slices and ketchup packets one could subsist indefinitely….
Nothing witty to add. Just keep the turnip fire coming please.
Will do!
That’s really funny. Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Hilarious, man! Consider submitting it to The Onion or something.
Ha, they might sue!
Well, I guess at least they ordered something…
Bloggers for the win!
I love that they all paid with Chase Sapphire cards (what no affiliate link?). haha. But seriously, who wants to pay like $3 for a drink when your meal costs $8.95. Pay like 33% more for some artificial flavor along with diabetes and gain weight um no thank you.
Agree!
LOL
Sounds like one of our personal finance meetups but we always eat 🙂
Spendy!
Awesome post! I’ve always been a water drinker. I would love to know how much I have saved over the years (let alone the health benefits). Also, “The Onion” is a hilarious magazine I imagine this is fashioned after:)?
Glad you liked it! Yes, Turnip FIRE may or may not be inspired by the Onion 😉