Money - It brings you new friends - It can also take away your old pals

My old friends do not turn away when I have no money. They seem to be understanding but have never volunteered to foot the bill. Instead, they propose dutch, which is also good. On the other hand, there is a saying that you give money within your means and never expect to get them back and this is very true.

well, the converse is also true. I remember some of my study mates back at the Uni days, we were a tight knit bunch, mostly brunching together and finishing assignments together. After graduation, all of us went our separate ways to make a living. There is one particular member of the group who made a better living than the rest of us. She also married another friend whom we met, from another Uni who also made good of himself at his job and got a good raise in his salary as compared to the time we graduated. The rest of us were just chugging long the salary scale, happy with what we got. This couple who did better than us started to become arrogant in our presence. Always boasting about how good their life is after they got more money, always giving us the thumb down for choosing to stay in our current job cos it cannot pay the kind of salary they are earning. Always snubbing people who are not earning the kind of money they are earning. I always grit my teeth whenever they are around during our gatherings. I mean, it is not like they are footing the bill everytime we go out. We foot our own share of the meals and drinks. Heck, we don't even ask for a ride in their car even though it is along the way when we go home. I don't understand their attitude! After a few gathering and having to put up with their snobbish behavior each time, we avoid inviting them, as much as possible, to our gatherings. No point going out on a gathering where every one leaves frustrated at the behavior they are exhibiting. So even if you have money, it doesn't necessary bring friends to you either. For the snobbish couple, they have other friends, I do not deny it... but they sure lost friends like myself for good.

I try to live by the old maxim..."neither a borrower nor a lender be." I think these days people have no standards and values. If they get themselves into a financial jam, they should get themselves out of it. If you lend money to people who can't manage their money you can kiss it goodbye. My daughter used to borrow money from me. She would pay it back on her terms but then the last lot she borrowed was not paid back in full. She hasn't asked since. She knew I was struggling, she knew I had the money and needed it but she still used me. We might be family but we live independently and she still should have respect. I also believe that sometimes the person borrowing will be better off if you say "NO" to them. They learn a lesson. Let borrowers sort out their own mess.

yes I agree with you that money always bring new friends and even friends that ask more money from us for help.All we didn't know that some of our old friends were driven away from us because of money.

those who are only interested in money are not your true friends.When money comes in between you 7 your friend then understand that the freindship isnot for real.Similarly when new friend comes only when you have money that means that they are going to go when you will not have money.Actually don't expect too much from these types of people.

yes,I think so! but I think it is not only money that brings you new friends and takes away old friends but also time.I had many good friends when in Middle School,but now we have less and less contact with each other.when we are in a new surrounder,then we make new friends,and those old friends,because they have little to do with our new life,then although keep contact with them,but the contace is seldom.

Quite correct... Money is not everything But without Money there is Nothing !!

money can really ruin a friendship, that is the unfortunate thing though. Some people just hang around as long as you have money and buy things for them as soon as you have none then they are gone.

Few years ago i did not belive this....... But this has come ture within my father experience...... My father is good at his business,when he got profits his friends & family members were with him....... borrowed money and soon on........ But when business was at loss the person who got help from my father & family member (Relative) started pushing him off from them........ As they think that if we let him come to them he would ask money for help, As this last for 14 year...... As my father business again started profits the same people started talking with my father....... There is saying in our language(Telugu)........ where there is sweets(Bellam) there would housefly flying around it......

Money put the limit between the things and the people. They change the atmosphere arround you, but they changes the atmosphere in you too. If you treat the people arroind as livestock- they will treat you as walking wallet too. I have seen so much people so spoiled of the money what have this paradox: they buy their friends and lovers, they stimulate this commercial contacts and later scream and cry why they are soo lonely, why the world is soo commercial, why nobody cares about their inside beauty and blabla.

It is very much true.When you are rich,everyone wants to be with you.Everyone tries to be good and all. And it's totally opposite if we don't have enough money..nobody wants to be with you. Sad..but this has been the fact over the years. Friends when they borrow,most of them fail to give or end up lately..this happens in most of the cases..it also happened with me.. Well it's like they might just think that,anything we do..it may be okay with my friend..something of that sort. This happens everywhere around the world. People just don't take things seriously,when it involves their friends in any matter..I don't know why.

Money is the root of all evil they say and it is also a big memory aid, wether it be in forgeting or remembering. I use my money to the best purpose in my way of thinking and those that have problems with that don't have to bother with it. I learned the hard way that I have to take care of me and mine and everyone else takes the back seat unless there is enough to go around.

yeah... i think so...! when i have money i can get EVERYTHING in my life...! so..., i want to get much money, because without money i can't doing everything...! money isn't everything, but everything needs money... deal? :)

A real friend will stick with you no matter how much money you have or do not have. So these are not real friends you are talking about that walk away. These are called fair weather friends. You dont need fair weather friends anyway.