Only just noticed this. The answer is that money does not buy true friends. Good family and good friends stick by you whatever your financial position. If they do not, they cannot possibly be true friends. I went through an extremely hard time through no fault of my own but friends I had during that period were my and my childrens' lifeline and stuck by me and are still friends now. A few decided I was not good enough. They were not good enough for me and I never renewed the so called friendship. If friends desert you because of how much money you have (or not have) then they are not worth it.