I'm a 25-year-old grad student on a budget. I've struggled to accept financial help from my Boomer and Gen X friends.

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The author with her 64-year-old friend at a Manhattan coffee shop. Courtesy of Jacqueline LeKachmanQuitting my full-time job to go to grad school sent me into major money-saving mode. My Gen X and Boomer friends had larger budgets, and I worried when they routinely paid for me.