I have an old and (supposedly) close friend. Both married, both have DC, both work as well as our DH’s. However there is a difference in income between our two families, with us seeming to have more money - I’ll say seeming as it’s not like I actually have access to their bank account after all. Not that we are rich, just comfortable.
Every time we do something, they ask how we managed to afford it. And it’s not like I’m bragging about it, it’s stuff that’s hard to either not mention or not show. You’re on holiday, well how much did that cost you? You’ve got a new car, how much is that a month then? Oh you’ve decorated your kitchen, how on earth did you afford that? Then followed by, I don’t know how you do it, I couldn’t afford that.
I mean the honest answer is simply that we are presumably on slightly higher salaries. I also know that my DH made some good investments a while ago that have helped pay for a few things now - not that anything is flash, a normal mid-range car, a European holiday out of season etc. But what on earth do I say when they keep bringing it up? It’s slowly driving me bonkers. I can’t hide a new car or not ever let them into a room we’ve painted, or only spend the same monthly disposable income they do!