mGreg

I believe i'm in a similar situation to what you are now. This exact situation with my friends has caused some tension between us in the past. While most of them thought it was awesome, but the shit from the guys who would try and make you feel guilty for putting so much emphasis on financial goals - or the fact what i was doing was "morally corrupt" was a pain.

Some people would tell me "you sat on your ass and did nothing all day, your lucky you slacker. hur hur ! your such a slacker! you have to leave the house to work! duh!". That really bothered me at the time, at that stage i was working every spare moment in the day to make, what now seems like spare change.

About 6 months ago, i decided i would try to keep non-business friends completley seperate from any business/money related things. I don't talk about money with most of them, don't talk about financial goals for the future and don't bring up my business at all.

If someone asks how business is, or ARE YOU RICH LOLOL, i just say "its okay" , " lol, i wish". With buddies, talk about fucking girls, trips you wanna go on, the weekend, how are classes... you know, fun stuff. I have found keeping money/financial goals out of the picture in this situation works so much better! Everyone, including yourself ends up much happier.

Let them know your doing okay, but no need to say more about it. These are your buddies, not business partners.

I know it is very hard not to talk constantly about business, something you are very passionate about and dedicate so much of your time to. I have found seeking out individuals to talk to in any business, who think similar to you and have a great drive to succeed is an awesome thing!

I can talk for hours and hours with these guys, very freely, no matter the business they are in! It is shame there are so few of them ; (

In short, seperating business/money from my college mates as much as possible has made my life a better one.