---
title: "“Friendflation\" is the growing cost of maintaining social connections and participating in our friends’ lives."
description: "43% is the proportion of Americans who find it ‘difficult’ to have a wealthier friend\n\n55% is the proportion of British adults who don’t feel comfortable talking about their financial situation, according to a study by the Money and Pensions Service\n\n\"It may be true, as the adage goes, that money can’t buy you friends. But, it turns out, it comes in pretty handy if you want to keep them\".\n\nSource: FT"
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# [“Friendflation" is the growing cost of maintaining social connections and participating in our friends’ lives.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/friendflation-is-the-growing-cost-of-maintaining-social-connections-and-participating-in-our-friends-lives)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Aug 21, 2025, 7:36:54 AM

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