Amethyst
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Well, I don't seem to have any down-at-heel relatives. That said, I have had some penurious friends from time to time. Has anyone noticed that throughout life, the most feckless people often seem to have the most friends? I realize this sounds cynical, but it is something I've observed since young adulthood.
I think it is because they never turn down a chance to buy a round, or bail out a friend. They don't make people feel bad for accepting their gifts and charity. And they're no threat to anyone's ego, since everyone knows they haven't got much, and admires them for being willing to "give the shirt off his/her back." In short, they have traded (probably not consciously) financial independence for popularity.
I think it is because they never turn down a chance to buy a round, or bail out a friend. They don't make people feel bad for accepting their gifts and charity. And they're no threat to anyone's ego, since everyone knows they haven't got much, and admires them for being willing to "give the shirt off his/her back." In short, they have traded (probably not consciously) financial independence for popularity.