She Got Sick Of Her Wealthier Best Friend Whining About Money, So She Told Her Friend To Stop Complaining About Things Like Not Being Able To Vacation Abroad Or Afford A Larger Home
This young woman has a best friend named Haley, and they have been close forever. However, they apparently lead two very different lives.
According to her, Haley owns her own apartment and a car. Her friend also has a well-paying job and is able to go on at least two to three foreign vacations with her husband every single year.
She, on the other hand, has to pay rent every month and has not been on a vacation abroad in probably about ten years. Plus, she claims that she lives nearly paycheck to paycheck.
Yet, in the past, these differences really never interfered with their relationship. Well, that was until inflation began running rampant, and now she has become sick and tired of hearing Haley complain about finances.
For context, she claims that every single time she meets up with Haley, her friend constantly complains about what they don’t have.
For instance, how expensive everything is now, how Haley and her husband will probably only be able to afford to go abroad once next year, and how her friend will likely have to spend the summer within their home country.
On top of that, Haley reportedly makes comments about how she and her husband have no idea how they will be able to upgrade to a bigger flat– mainly because they have a lot of debt.
“Oh, and now Haley’s husband has to take the bus to work because gas is too expensive. Poor thing!” she said sarcastically.
Recently, though, one more of her best friend’s comments totally pushed her over the edge.
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Apparently, Haley brought up how she and her husband have no clue how they would be able to afford a baby in this economy, and she just could not take it anymore. So, she actually went off on her best friend.
She ended up telling Haley that she was so over having to hear the constant whining and complaints about things like “not being even richer” or not having another extra room in her apartment.
“And only going to Barcelona for four days next year. Meanwhile, my boyfriend and I will not even have a Christmas tree this year and will probably just skip Christmas altogether,” she explained.
After finally coming clean about her perspective of Haley’s complaints, though, her best friend was honestly shocked. In fact, Haley claimed to have no idea that she viewed her that way.
Then, Haley even offered to lend her some money before “proceeding to play the victim,” according to her.
More specifically, she claims that Haley tried to say she was not rich at all. Instead, Haley said they live in the same world, and inflation is affecting everybody. To be frank, though, she just does not understand Haley’s reasoning whatsoever.
“How is she not rich at all but has no problem lending me money?” she asked.
So, she ultimately just told Haley that their struggles were nowhere near the same. Plus, she informed her best friend that by trying to compare them, it felt like Haley was just slapping her in the face.
Now, that whole argument took place a few days ago. And since then, she has had some time to cool off and calm down.
Don’t get me wrong, though: she still feels like everything she told Haley was true.
However, at the same time, she cannot help but think that maybe she was a bit too harsh on her friend and believes that perhaps Haley is just “too privileged” to understand her point.
So, she has now been left wondering if asking her “well-off” friend to stop complaining about money actually makes her the jerk in this situation.
Have you ever had a friend who complained about their financial situation while being more “well-off” than you? How did that make you feel? At the same token, is it possible that Haley is not as wealthy as she appears? Does inflation affect “rich” people, too? How would you have handled this situation?
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