Why Having Friends Who Make More Than You Gets Awkward
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Julia Austin
Your real income and expenses frighten them
When individuals make a certain amount of money, they can get to a mental place of not even fathoming surviving on much less. My wealthy friend used to have a great time on $2,800 a month when we met in college. Now, she’s created a standard of living for herself where if she suddenly made that little, she wouldn’t know how to live. That wouldn’t even cover what she and her husband spend on delivery food in a month. So any time she sniffs out how much I make and how much I spend on things, she looks like her eyes are going to pop out of her head. It’s as if she’s completely forgotten that people can live on much less. When she hears we spend about $400 a month on groceries for the house, she struggles to hide the pity on her face.
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