Comments on: We’re in a friendship recession https://social-legacy.com/friendship-recession-what-to-do/ by Emily Chang Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.13 By: Emily Chang https://social-legacy.com/friendship-recession-what-to-do/#comment-5283 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:08:41 +0000 https://social-legacy.com/?p=6887#comment-5283 In reply to AB.

I hear you AB and thanks for sharing so honestly. First, I apologize for the delayed response. Second, you’re not alone. I relate to not seeing the kids every day… feeling like we’re racing but can’t see (or even know that the finish line is out there). I’ve been thinking about this a LOT lately – how might we reinvent how we live, so that we can experience more abundance? Part of that is, why do we need to own our own home? In fact, I’ll tell you – I’ve rented for about half my adult life and saved a lot that way. What other old beliefs drive how we live and how we define success?

]]> By: AB https://social-legacy.com/friendship-recession-what-to-do/#comment-2552 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:05:13 +0000 https://social-legacy.com/?p=6887#comment-2552 Like many problems in the first world, It’s the economy. I work double shifts all week most every week and I’m fortunate to be able to do so. That is the only way for me to pay for my family of four. To own our home, and go on a vacation once a year, and maybe be able to help our two kids buy homes and not have lifelong debt. So, yeah I don’t see friends more than a few times a year. Sometimes I don’t see my kids awake more than once a week. But that what life costs now. I’m bring home 6 figures but can’t afford to move out of the 2-bedroom, 5th floor walkup apartment my wife and I were able to afford only because of the 2009 recession. So maybe if inflation doesn’t double the cost of everything again in the next five years, and my employer does better than measly 2% a year pay raises, I might be able to retire in 15 years and maybe make some friends then.

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