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[quote=Anonymous]If you want to have a social life, I think you are going to need to get over your shame about your home, and also be really proactive about doing the inviting.

1) Have people over  (If you can't afford to provide a full meal, have people over at non-meal time for light snacks, or host a potluck)

2) Meet at the park (friends can bring their starbucks, you can bring stuff from home)

3) Plan for free/low cost activities and invite others (check out passes to museums from the library, watch for free concerts and free museum days and plan to go with friends on those days)

For big stuff, like if your friends are planning a weekend at the beach, I think it's fine to say "Oh that sounds fun, but it's not in our budget this year." For smaller stuff, it's probably better to just politely decline, but I would decline with a follow up invitation, "We aren't free to go out to lunch, but we'd love to meet up in the park."

I agree with the pp who said that you shouldn't assume the worst about your current friends.  Just give it some time, if people are still friendly that's great, and if they do drop you, find some new friends.  There are plenty of poor people who have active social lives.  There are plenty of people who would like to be able to socialized without spending a ton of money.  There are plenty of people who would just be happy to be invited.  Instead of spending money, you'll need to spend energy finding those people.

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