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How income differences strain friendships

My best friend makes three times what I make and every time we hang out I feel weird about suggesting anything that costs money because I do not know if she will think I am cheap or if I am being too expensive for myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic inequality between intimates creates invisible barriers that money cannot directly solve.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Time and money — the fundamental exchange?”

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