My roommates and I have very different financial situations - some of us are on food stamps and some have family money - but we act like we're all 'broke college students' together and it's creating resentment around everything from groceries to social activities. We need to figure out how to acknowledge our actual economic differences without making it weird to live together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Unacknowledged economic disparities in shared living create ongoing friction disguised as personality conflicts.
“Where Are You with Poverty and identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.