Is it hard to be friends with people who make significantly more or less?

[Anonymous]

I've been on both ends of the spectrum, and so have friends in all parts of the money spectrum. I may meet up with my struggling bartender or grad school friends and pick up the coffee or lunch tab. I might go out for a $500 dinner with my wealthy friends. In short, I try to meet my friends where they are at. And sometimes my poorer friends want to pick up the tab, too, because it sucks to feel like a relationship is uneven, which is why I always try to pick a place within their means just in case this comes up.

A lot of it depends on how secure one is in oneself, and how much of ones self-worth is measured against those around you. Some people are too insecure or don't have the energy to associate with people whose lifestyles are very different than theirs. Others are more fluid.

[Anonymous]

This is what happens when you put your kids into one of the elite expensive private schools, GDS, Sidwell and you get a scholarship. Your in nirvana the first 6 months until the reality sinks in. You will never be in the same social economic happy valley and you will put your Kid through misery and not feeling adequate. Do yourself a favor and your kid, place him with kids that relate to him.