I had no idea that my friend is a multi millionaire!!

Not neccessarily. Depends on overheads and so many factors. Also, if there are multiple shareholders, it's common for everyone to have to agree before any dividends are taken out.

No, they would not...

No, I don’t care what other people’s business turnover. it’s none of your business and company money doesn’t belong to them. I don’t think you understand what you’re looking at and you’re not a good friend if you’re posting about them.

They never said that. They said they have rich friends and friends on benefits, never said those people are friends with each other. Also you have no clue how much actual cash your friends have. They could have huge amounts of debt. You saw one document with limited information and jumped to ALOT of conclusions.

I didn't say they got 20 million by reusing tea bags. I said they stay rich by not wasting it.

I am shocked you think rich people can’t/dont hang out with people on benefits… do you think people on benefits are aliens? You sound pretty snobby. Today I was at a party full of people who were multi-millionaires - shock horror, there were ALSO friends of theirs on benefits (the kids play football together at the local club)… and guess what - people ACTUALLY spoke to them!! 😱

The company turned over 100 million!
They probably do have a million of their own...

I'm sure this has been said many times but you don't seem to be grasping it, despite apparently being a business owner yourself:

The BUSINESS is worth £200million. The BUSINESS that belongs to your friend's DH. This doesn't make your friend a multimillionaire. The money belongs to the business and not it's owner - and certainly not the owner's spouse.

Of course you can be shocked. Anyone who says they wouldn't be it's lying. I worked for a truly lovely couple. I was their nanny so I obviously knew they earned far more than me. I was still a bit stunned when certain things gave away the true extent of their wealth. They weren't flashy in the slightest and both involved in charitable causes.

Op your right it’s none of your business why would your friend discuss her dh business with you. I would definitely be making them buy more rounds but anything else is nothing to do with you.

I don’t believe that a multi millionaire lives in a £700k house

no way

Millions of people will be afford to do more things for their kids than you can afford, are you jealous of them too?

Nah. Not at this level. They didn't get 20 million net worth through re-using the tea bags!

Not exactly the same thing, but I had a friend who kept going on about being a poor student, can't do this, can't do that. I used to buy some of his drinks. Then I found out he was sponsored to the tune of 13k. I was earning 16k at the time so when you take away tax and the fact I didn't get student discounts, he was probably doing better than me.

I would be annoyed if I'd been buying drinks for very wealthy friends.

The wealthy are frugal because they wouldn't stay wealthy otherwise. Some of the tightest people I know are the wealthiest.

It would be a shock to find out but try not to compare your position to theirs - you're about to oay your house off and that is a piece of mind that no-one can take from you.

"Why do you think you have have the right to count their money, and make assumptions about their private finances - and you’re clearly ill informed too."

Sounds like they have a publicly listed company with public accounts so everyone can see and 'count'.

Yes that was my exact thought too.

It's public information, nothing wrong with looking at it.

People have very varied levels of wealth. Unless someone has exactly the same background and job as you and your partner, why would you assume that they have the same financial situation? How people spend their money is really not a reflection of wealth.

Money brings out the worst in people as shown by the OP’s envy.

Lots of polished haloes out today! I think lots of people would have had a look when it was brought to their attention OP, feel rightly peeved if they have short arms and have that little moment of dissatisfaction with one’s own lot. Hopefully you will still value the other parts of your friendship and it will be yesterday’s news to you soon.

If your friend went around bragging how much her husbands company was turning over per year you’d be on here writing she’s a cocky bitch flaunting her wealth knowing we don’t have a pot to piss in.
Yet they keep their finances private and your still whinging; I feel for this couple; they really don’t know what a two faced “friend” they have in their midst jealousy is a horrible trait I anyone I hope your friends read this & recognise enough detail to know it’s them & that they call time on your toxic friendship because with friends like you they don’t need any enemies do they

Just because the business is turning over that amount. It means nothing 90% could go on qages overheads etc

Maybe just be happy for them? None of us gets out of this alive.

Just because their company turned over a million, it isn't their money, it is the companies revenue. Their personal wealth is totally separate....

All of the above. Add in envy, jealousy, and the idea that being able to afford something means that you’re obliged to pay (see the above ‘joke’ about buying rounds).

There was a thread on here recently from a poster who had lost her partner and received inheritance. A ‘friend’ asked her to fund a months long sabbatical from work, abroad. I can recall another thread where another recently widowed poster was asked to invest thousands in a friend’s failing business.

Hell, there’s loads of threads on here from posters struggling with their feelings about friends and/or family having more money than them, and there are always plenty of posters ready to rip those people apart for no other reason than their wealth (it must be debt, and/or they must be secretly miserable. They can’t be happy, rounded people that are also wealthy, because that wouldn’t be fair. They have to pay for it in misery!).

People may claim that they don’t care and don’t feel entitled to someone else’s money, but then that statement is invariably followed up by ‘I just know that if I had the money I’d be treating my friends and family all the time!’.

@cloudtreecarpet I don’t understand your comment.

My lifestyle is does not reflect my bank balance. If it did, well.. the bank balance wouldn’t be what it is.

We live carefully and I will happily accept my friend paying for a coffee. My children are not spoilt, in fact, I’d go as far as saying my friends with less money spend more on their children.