I am rich, now, after an IPO. I am just an individual contributor at the company, not an exec or anything. I'd only been working here a couple of years when we

I am rich, now, after an IPO. I am just an individual contributor at the company, not an exec or anything. I'd only been working here a couple of years when we went public. I have made almost $5MM this last year, and have well over another $5MM coming over the next two. I contrast this with how I grew up: with my brother, raised by a single mom who worked 2 or 3 jobs at a time, starved herself occasionally, and sometimes did illegal things (theft) to make ends meet. Among other...less savory experiences I had. My mom isn't around to see my good fortune. I would have loved dearly to buy her a house and take care of her so she could find peace in life she only found in death. Point is, I know what it's like to not be fabulously well off. It isn't hard to keep my exuberance in check. What I'm saying is: maybe being gracious has its limits. Perhaps your friends could use a dose of reality of what it's like to not be fabulously wealthy. I wish I had some idea of how that might be accomplished. Or perhaps you should find new friends. If your current friends might be offended by a reminder that their wealth and how they present their fortune has an emotional impact on those without it, then personally I don't know that I'd call them "good".