My Friends Have the Wrong Idea About How We Bought Our House. I’m Not Sure If I Should Correct Them.
A homeowner is troubled by rumors among friends that their parents financed their house purchase. Despite acknowledging their privilege, the homeowner clarifies that their parents did not contribute financially to the home. The situation raises questions about friendship dynamics and the impact of wealth inequality on social relationships.
- ▪The homeowner and their wife own a house while many peers are still saving for one.
- ▪Rumors suggest that the homeowner's parents bought them the house, which is untrue.
- ▪The homeowner feels hurt by the gossip and is unsure how to address it with their friends.
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| Canonical URL | https://slate.com/advice/2026/05/money-advice-friends-house-resentment.html?via=rss |
| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT |
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Pay Dirt My Friends Have the Wrong Idea About How We Bought Our House. I’m Not Sure If I Should Correct Them. Advice by Kristin Wong May 20, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Prostock-Studio/Getty Images Plus. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My wife and I are in our mid-30s and own a house. Many of our peers have not been as fortunate as we are and are still saving and hoping that they’ll get there, too. There’s a huge housing problem in our area, which has very high cost of living and not enough houses. I have always sensed some amount of (understandable) resentment from some of our friends around this disparity.
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