More money can make life easier, but it can’t replace having people to call.

Money removes friction, which is a real thing and not to be sniffed at. It does not generate the other category. Nobody has bought the person who notices you have gone quiet, or the one who drives over without being asked. Those are produced by years of showing up.

Alongside whatever you are doing to earn, keep a short list of people you would call at a bad hour. If it is thin, that is a project, not a verdict. Pick one name and make the friendship slightly less occasional this month.