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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP most of the newly wealthy people I know stick closer than ever to their old friends.  There is a level of trust they can only find with the people who knew them before they had a lot of money.

OP who suggested the trip?  How much have you talked about it so far?  Will they feel bad if you try to pay for anything?  Is the trip a one-time thing, or do you want to travel together regularly?  [/quote]

I have several sets of friends who all make significantly less than we do.

We are trying to go on a spring break trip and friends are not used to paying peak spring break prices. They want to switch weeks. They would rather pull kids out of school and go a cheaper week. This does not work for us. In the past, we have tried traveling with them before and cost has prevented them from traveling with us.

I have another friend who is recently divorced. She brought up a trip that I am very excited about. I tried to plan a time in May. She can’t commit because she has to save up for the trip.

Some other friends want to do a weekend trip. They are looking at hotels in the $200 range. The places I would prefer are more like $800-1200. I would rather book the hotel myself and they can just come. Again I don’t want to insult anyone. I may suggest I just rent a house.

On a recent girls trip, one friend wanted to fly a red eye to save $200. Another friend booked a flight with a stopover to save money and shortened our trip. I wonder if I should chip in the $200 or if that would be insulting.[/quote]

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