I think you've hit the nail on the head here... it's very hard for some very financially oriented people to distinguish between friends and business associates. And I often find you increase your chances of getting burned if you mix the two
I agree it makes no sense to categorize your friends by how much money they make. I'll mention, however, that we really are the average of the five people we hang out with. My friend Victor is in the real estate business. Simply listening to him talk about properties made me think of buying one too (to the point of inspecting several properties and studying mortgage conditions offered by a few local banks). Yes, we evolved from apes. Since we tend to repeat what we see others do, it helps to be near people interested in self-improvement.
I think you've hit the nail on the head here... it's very hard for some very financially oriented people to distinguish between friends and business associates. And I often find you increase your chances of getting burned if you mix the two
I agree it makes no sense to categorize your friends by how much money they make. I'll mention, however, that we really are the average of the five people we hang out with. My friend Victor is in the real estate business. Simply listening to him talk about properties made me think of buying one too (to the point of inspecting several properties and studying mortgage conditions offered by a few local banks). Yes, we evolved from apes. Since we tend to repeat what we see others do, it helps to be near people interested in self-improvement.