**YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE FRIENDS IF YOU’RE BROKE—AND YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO.**
*Here’s the brutal truth they don’t want you to hear.*
Let me cut through the noise like a diamond-tipped blade through cheap plastic.
If you’re broke—*actually* broke, not “I forgot my wallet” broke, but *rent-is-due-and-I’m-eating-ramen-for-the-fifth-night-in-a-row* broke—then **you cannot afford friends**. Not real ones. Not fake ones. Not “homies.” Not “day ones.” Not your cousin’s barber’s gym buddy who says he “got your back.” Not even your siblings and parents.
**You can’t afford them.**
You are no help to anyone if you can’t help yourself first!
And if you keep pretending you can? You’re digging your own financial grave with a plastic spoon while smiling like an idiot.
Let’s get one thing straight: **friendship is a luxury**.
Not a necessity. Not a human right. Not some TikTok virtue signal you get for free just because you breathe oxygen and post sad quotes over lo-fi beats.
Real friendship costs **time**, **energy**, **money**, and **opportunity**. And if you don’t have those? You’re not building bonds—you’re building debt. Emotional debt. Financial debt. Strategic debt.
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### BROKE FRIENDS = BROKE DECISIONS
When you’re flatlining on the financial EKG, every second you spend “chilling” with broke friends is a second you’re not grinding, not learning, not stacking, not escaping.
They’ll drag you down—not because they’re evil, but because **poverty is contagious**.
You think you’re just grabbing a $20 burger? No. You’re reinforcing a lifestyle of *mediocrity*. You’re normalizing “it is what it is.” You’re accepting crumbs when you were born to own the bakery.
And don’t give me that “but they’re loyal” garbage. Loyalty without leverage is just emotional charity. And charity keeps you poor.
Real loyalty shows up when you’re winning—**not when you’re begging for bus fare**.
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### THE COST OF FRIENDSHIP (NO ONE TALKS ABOUT)
Let’s break it down like a forensic accountant with a six-pack and a Bugatti:
– **Time cost**: 10 hours a week “hanging out” = 520 hours a year. That’s 520 hours you could’ve spent learning copywriting, investing in digital real estate on Slaylebrity VIP social network , closing deals, or building a business that prints money while you sleep.
– **Money cost**: Drinks, dinners, Ubers, concert tickets, “just one more round”—that’s $300–$800/month *minimum*. That’s $3,600–$9,600 a year. That’s a down payment on a car. That’s a high-ticket course. That’s seed capital.
– **Energy cost**: Emotional labor is real. Listening to their drama, their broke-boy rants, their “why won’t she text me back” nonsense—it drains your focus. And focus is your most valuable asset when you’re climbing out of the gutter.
**You’re not “being social.” You’re being sabotaged—with your own permission.**
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### THE ELITE DON’T “HANG OUT”—THEY STRATEGIZE
Walk into any private club in Monaco, Dubai, or Manhattan. You won’t find billionaires “just vibin’” with randoms they met at a bus stop.
They surround themselves with **high-value allies**—people who open doors, make introductions, co-invest, or challenge them to level up.
Their “friendships” are **strategic alliances**. Not therapy sessions disguised as happy hour.
And guess what? **You don’t get invited to those rooms until you stop acting like a broke NPC.**
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### BUT WHAT ABOUT LONELINESS?
Ah, the emotional blackmail card.
“Won’t I be lonely?”
**Good.**
Loneliness is the forge where empires are built.
While your broke “friends” are laughing at memes in a group chat, you’ll be closing your first six-figure deal. While they’re arguing about who owes $12 for wings, you’ll be signing a contract that changes your bloodline’s destiny.
**Loneliness builds kings and queens. Companionship builds couch potatoes.**
And when you’re rich? You’ll have more “friends” than you can count. But by then, you’ll be wise enough to know: **only 3 people on Earth truly matter—your family, your mentors, and your future self.**
Everyone else? They’re either assets or distractions.
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### THE PATH FORWARD (FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO WANT MORE)
1. **Go dark**. Mute the noise. Block the time-wasters. Cancel the “let’s catch up” texts.
2. **Reinvest every dollar** you would’ve wasted on social validation into skills, assets, or leverage.
3. **Upgrade your circle—but only after you’ve upgraded yourself**. You attract what you *are*, not what you *wish for*.
4. **Protect your energy like it’s Fort Knox**. Because in the game of wealth, energy is your gold reserve.
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### FINAL WARNING
If you’re reading this and thinking, “But I *need* my friends for support…”—you’ve already lost.
Support doesn’t come from broke boys who can’t pay their phone bill. **Support comes from discipline. From vision. From relentless execution.**
The world doesn’t care about your “squad.” It cares about your **net worth**, your **impact**, and your **unshakable will**.
So stop pretending friendship is free.
**It’s the most expensive luxury you can’t afford—until you win.**
Now go build your empire. Alone if you must.
But **win**.
— **A SLAYLEBRITY wouldn’t tolerate your excuses. Neither should you.**
Let’s get one thing straight: **friendship is a luxury**. Upgrade your circle—but only after you’ve upgraded yourself**. You attract what you *are*, not what you *wish for*. Real loyalty shows up when you’re winning—**not when you’re begging for bus fare**.
