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I'm gonna be a total ass right now...
Who cares? You're saving money.
She's being selfish. Which is most likely the opposite of the way she thinks she acting. Instead of letting you buy her a gift or take her out to a nice dinner... she's continuing the cycle of complaining. It's not about the money... She has to be in charge. If she "gives in" and lets you pick up the check then the focus is no longer on her money issues. She wants pity from you... but doesn't want you to fix the problem.
I dated a girl that was similar to this. When we moved in together she freaked out because I got a new shower curtain. She didn't see the reason for buying a new one when the one she had from her old place was just fine. Although in fact she just wanted to be in charge of the situation. Wanted it to be HER shower curtain. Even if she had purchased it or not.
And Star is somewhat right to bring up the lower-income family situation. They seem to have an unnecessarily large amount of pride in things that people of a more wealthy background don't.
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