All my true friends are the same ones I've had since High School. They just think what I do is cool but are not resentfull or anything.
I guess it also helps that I grew up in an upper class neighborhood and my friends parents are all VERY loaded.
I like to surround myself with people MORE successfull than me. It drives me to work harder and succeed more.
I think the opposite holds true too....live in the ghetto and hang around poor hood rats and you're more likely to get comfortable and not succeed as much as you could elsewhere.
Just my
