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If your friends earn more than you do, who picks up the check?

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  • Posted by Jo Easton
  • on February 9, 2010 9:42 AM

bar tab.jpgThis is another question for you as a part of our research into the awkward conversations we all have with the people in our lives around…yup…money.

What uncomfortable situations arise when you earn less than your friends?

Maybe you chose a less lucrative career path, maybe you’re in school. Or maybe you’re collecting unemployment or took a lower-paying job after a layoff.

No matter the reason, how do disparities in what people earn affect you when you’re out with friends? Click here to pick up the tab.

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