Woman organizes concert tickets for friends who back out last-minute, she refunds their payments, but resells the tickets for an extra $150 each, when they discover she kept the profit, they accuse her of stealing: 'Insinuating that the profit was theirs'

Mixing friendship with money is almost always a bad idea…

That's why most people will warn you at some point in your life to never get into business with a close friend. Unless, of course, you are looking for a secret out of that friendship, then we highly recommend it! Because the moment you mix friendship with finances, the financial profit and emotional profit begin entering the boxing ring, battling it out for first place! And as sad as it is, financial profit almost always takes the 'belt' home…This does not merely occur within business deals, but in many cases throughout the daily life of friendships. The I owe you's, and you owe me's need to remain under control in order to sustain a resentment-free relationship. Because if not, you'll most likely end up at the movies, sharing popcorn with a pile of cash, wishing Becky were here instead. So always be careful who you put first when it comes to friendship….Benjamin Franklin or Becky?

Profit is defined as a financial gain, your total revenue minus your expenses. A simple math equation for many people. But is profit merely restricted to finances? Or is there also such a thing as emotional profit…or in this case, emotional loss?

Well, this girl was certainly choosing profit over her friends. However, in this scenario, most people can agree she had every right to do so…! This young woman was so excited about a concert coming to town that she bought and organized presale tickets for the following year…Fast forward a good few months to ten days before the show…Her thoughtful friends decide to pull out of their commitment to going with her to the concert…degrading all the planning and effort she had put in beforehand. Luckily for her, she refunded her friends their original amount and managed to make a $150 profit by taking on the resale amount…A big financial win if you ask us…but also simultaneously welcoming in a large emotional loss where her friends are concerned…
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A list of quick tips to help prevent finances from straining friendships, from me, a girl who knows how cringy ‘money talks’ can be:
1.) Set Expectations Early: Don’t assume your friend’s wallet is psychic.
2.) Respect budgets: Not everyone has the same cash flow, don’t guilt anyone into overspending.
3.) Pay or split amounts immediately: Don't turn I owe you's into the elephant in the room (they're your friends, not your debt collectors)
5.) There are apps to help you!: Avoid an awkward conversation and let your phones do the work!
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