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EPISODE · Aug 24, 2025 · 45 MIN

Why Being a Good Friend Now Costs a Fortune.

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🌟 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE 🌟This week kicks off with Sophie’s birthday (!!) - complete with surprise cake, a video montage, and a pair of speed-dealer sunnies that may or may not become her new personality. But once the candles are blown out, we get into friendflation: the growing cost of weddings, hens’ weekends, and keeping up with your mates when every catch-up seems to come with a price tag. We also dig into Soho House being taken private, the frustrating reality that the gender pay gap starts as soon as you graduate, and launch our brand-new Ask the Curve segment - tackling your big money questions. Got any to add? Leave a comment and we’ll get back to you in the next episode!WTF Does That Mean? A Guide to All the Jargony Bits:Friendflation – When hanging out with mates drains your bank account.Going Private – Company leaves the stock market. No more public shares.Takeover – One company buys another.Hostile Takeover – The “we said no, they did it anyway” takeover.Drag-Along – Big investors sell, you’re dragged along too.Tag-Along – Big investors sell, you can join the sale.Short Sellers – Betting a stock will crash.Meme Stocks – Shares that go viral online.Gender Pay Gap – Men get paid more than women (yep, still).Roadshow – Company road trip to woo investors.⁠⁠Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️⁠⁠For more from The Curve:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Investing Club⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

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