BROKE MAN ANGRY THAT HE’S POOR, JEALOUS OF FAMILY & FRIENDS WHO EARN MORE THAN HIM

How do I stop being jealous over people who make more money than me?

Lately I’ve been getting super jealous when I find out that someone is making more money than me be it a family member or a friend.

I don’t tell them about this and I try to keep it to myself. But it always angers me how I’m so poor and barely getting by and it seems like everyone else is just doing so much better than me.

I know I should be happy for them but I just feel so inferior and like I’m a failure and I’ll never be as good as they are.

I feel like an awful person for even thinking this way but I can’t help myself. This has really been bothering me I am constantly comparing my financial situation to others and I just feel so small in comparison to everyone else.

Netizens’ comments

1. You are not alone, My cousins, my brother, and the family I married into are all millionaires. They are all making 200k-600k per year. Me, I am disabled.
   One of the things I do is make a gratitude list each night of the things I am thankful for. A list of 10 items. Some nights my list maybe as simple as “I have air to breathe” and I have all my fingers.
2. I understand. I remember years of starving while watching my roommates go out and party with their spare cash. Years of riding my bike while watching my friends drive new cars. I struggled so hard. I had to turn to some really awful things at times just to make sure I had my bills paid. No one can understand unless they go through it, especially as a young woman just starting out alone.
   I look at people who are so coddled and I just think, I am strong. My struggle has made me tough and also has taught me great boundaries, independence, and to never give up, because if I got through it once, I sure as shit can do it again.
   So instead of being jealous, I regard myself with more confidence now. That I am strong. Do I wish I could be weak at times?? Oh yes. But I am very proud of myself.