You can afford it
When they appear out of nowhere for a time and start asking for favors, it sounds like a nice and reasonable friend to have in your life. This individual did when they needed a ride to their aunties, but things didn’t go as planned. They immediately started making demands for money when things didn’t work out the way they wanted.
The reverse psychology here is tremendous: when they’re denied a ride and asked to pay for an Uber, they attempt to place guilt on their friends by claiming that they could have paid for it anyhow. Maybe their buddy will block their phone number after this, wow.