Just curious if anyone else experienced this. I have friends and colleagues call me “cheap” because I don’t go out to bars and buy $8 drinks and I don’t buy stuff I don’t need. They know I invest and I like to talk to them about my moves because I’m passionate about the market. I still treat myself to nice things but I try to meal plan to save money, pregame at the crib rather than buy drinks at bars, etc. I LOVE investing. Stocks, crypto, spacs, I’m balls deep in because I want to take advantage of getting in early to these companies that can change the future for the better. They tell me investing is a get rich quick scheme and they would much rather “earn” their money working 9-5 (lololol) HOWEVER, when my friends see that crypto or my stocks went up, all of a sudden they feel entitled and say that I should be paying for all of their drinks at the bar since I have money. Or I should go buy them all a shot. They’ll joke and be like you should pay my rent. Etc Since I saved my money. I took a calculated risk. I sacrificed “fun” so I could invest. I even had a friend Venmo me $5000 to invest for them after she called me cheap because she saw how much I was making. I immediately sent it back and declined. Does anyone else experience this? Many would question if they are really my friends. Which yes, they are. We are close but they really know how to push my buttons sometimes. Anyone else have similar stories?

TLDR: it’s a vent session…just agree with me! 🤪