Friends with Money

No, not the movie with Jennifer Aniston (which sucks by the way), I mean actual friends who have lots of money or make lots of money. Most of mine fall into the first category at this point because let's face it, not too many law students are raking in the dough during the semester. I have concluded that friends with money fall into 2 categories:

1. those people whose parents have it and freely give it to their kids (aka category 1 friends)
2. those people whose parents have money and want their kids to work for it (category 2 friends)
   

Now, both categories of friends with money have plenty of it to cover their everyday needs (which are of course far greater than mine). The distinction lays in how they are about their money. Category 1 friends tend to hord it. Yeah, something about them says they are entitled to it and fuck anyone who would expect them to share. Example: You are the DD (designated driver for all those not keyed into alcoholic language--but use caution since sometimes this term is also used for designated drinker) for 5 nights in a row. Your car, your gas. You don't ask anyone to throw into the gas fund and you buy the only beer you drink all night. The next day you and category 1 friend (who took full advantage of your DD services and lives on the other side of town) go to the mall. You ask her to pick you up on the way (your house is on the way, unlike hers the night before). She responds by asking if you will drive from your place because her gas (for her superior car) costs an extra 20 cents a gallon. Your response: Fuck you. See category 1 friend doesn't want her parents to cut her off so she is very cautious with her money that she is handed. But this will not stop her from dropping $75 on a LaCoste polo. She acts like she earned it when in reality everyone knows her parents will give her whatever amount she needs. Blah. One shot needed over here now. Yes, I know it is 10 am. The mall just opened.

Category 2 friends have a tendency to not flaunt their money and it you weren't told they had it you might not know until they went shopping with you. They can spent it. They can also earn it because their parents made them have jobs in the summer and pay for some of their own shit. Example: You are driving to the bar (you are such a good person to DD all the time) but you have a little 2 door car so fitting the 4 friends going with you to the bar is a bit of a challenge. Category 2 friend says here's the keys to my SUV. We will fit better. You drive. They drink. All is well.

Another comparison: You walk up to category 2 friend in a bar and say, "I have no cash can you spot me?" she will respond by saying, "Sure. What ya drinking?" Then forget about it the next day. Category 1 friend would also buy the drink but the next time you go out, she will not only expect you to buy her a round but also to buy her a drink that cost 2x as much as your beer the night before. Interest is a bit steep in this friendship.

The same mentality of category 1 friends seems to apply to those friends who have already lined up their 6 figure salaries for next year. After all your public interest, low salary job couldn't mean you are on their level and they certainly won't buy you a drink to celebrate the offer. One glass of wine down. I think I might need another if I am going to make it to bed before 4am.