'I've Been Asked To Pay For Roast Dinner At A Mate's House. WTF?'

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68f1059e1600009024483e7b.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Lisa Baker via Unsplash" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>I love to cook, but when I’m making a meal for a group of four or more people, I’ll admit my meal plan becomes more guided by my pocket than my stomach. </p><p>After all, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cderznjj4r7o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">grocery prices are still well above</a> the rate of inflation. And the price of meat, <a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/news/beef-prices-rise-from-farmgate-to-checkout-beef-market-update" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">like beef,</a> has soared even higher.</p><p>With that said, I have never given, nor received, the terms Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Feeling_Basil7535/" aria-label="Author: Feeling_Basil7535" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false">Feeling_Basil7535</a> shared with <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false">r/AskUK</a> yesterday. </p><p>“Is it odd that I’m being asked to contribute financially to a meal?” they asked. </p><p>We reached out to Ilir Salihi, founder and senior editor of finance site <a href="IncomeInsider.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Income Insider</a>, for his thoughts.</p></div><div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="height: 316px; padding-bottom: 0;"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments