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Originally Posted by Badhobz
ah! the... fake it till you make it... type. 
THose are the dudes thats gonna blow a mental gasket one of these days trying to keep up with the Jonses.
moot.. you should tell him to buy a used ratrolla, cut his own hair, and start wearing costco clothing. Then he'll be ballarrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. are you hitting on this guy too peanutty? |
My Audi friend is arguably my closer friend, but he's exactly like you pointed out.. He's too materialistic. He's not financially stable and he's probably one of the most emotionally unstable friends I have. So you hit the nail on the head with him.
My white knight friend is definitely more my type. Who wouldn't want a partner who was reasonable and logical and makes $150k a year... His only downside is he doesn't own real estate Vancouver lol.
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Originally Posted by CivicBlues
Is it just me or am I amazed how some of you know the intricate details of your friends' financial situations?
I mean I know most of my friends are generally doing well financially or a few voice they are struggling. Every once in a while the topic of salary and major expenses comes up but in no way do I ever get a full picture of their financial situations the way some of you guys (think you?) do. *shrugs*
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Well, we're Chinese. We talk a lot and we're pretty open to all things.
It's usually only when they bring it up, for example, my Audi friend said he got a promotion and a raise. I would say something like this, "Oh nice, congrats man, how much was the raise" and he went something like, "Yeah it's sweet, I got a $6k raise and i'm a senior now so i'm making like $80k". I would never outright ask how much someone in my friend group is making (especially out of the blue), it's always a roundabout way and we just disclose whatever we want to disclose.
I have no problem asking someone how much their car payment is though, I don't feel like that is a sensitive topic, in fact, I feel like most people like to brag about how much their car payment is for some weird reason. Same with rent, I feel like rent isn't that sensitive. Maybe asking about their mortgage payment might be more sensitive for some people, but I remember we were one of the first to buy a place so all of my friends asked me pretty detailed questions because they were looking to buy a place too and I didn't mind sharing that info with them. ie. how much down we put, what our payments are, what our mortgage rates were, etc.
We always talk about finances, the big one lately is how much everyone's expenses are now, credit card bills, etc.