The Friendship Tax: Why Saying Yes To Every Birthday And Bachelorette Is Keeping You Broke

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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated October 19, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Three of my close friends got pregnant this year. And my sister. That’s four baby showers, four registries, a couple of “sprinkles” for the ones who already had kids (and that were outside of my immediate circle), and one very exhausted bank account. 

My nephew Kairo just arrived a month ago, and when your baby sister has a baby,

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