Super late response, but it’s hella cool that you’re doing all that!
EA Johns Hopkins looks inactive based on its Facebook page, unfortunately. It doesn’t look like there’s a general EA Baltimore meetup group either. Still, there are always online places like Discord and Reddit.
It can be frustrating that social activities often revolve around spending money, especially if your friends aren’t accommodating about your frugality. There might be Meetup groups in your area about doing things for cheap, or you can suggest some free events to your friends. Overall though, I think that if you can afford it, it might be worthwhile spending a bit of money to hang out with your friends, if that’s something you’d enjoy – it should help with your mental health, and investing in relationships could plausibly boost your earnings enough to compensate for what you’re spending.
Super late response, but it’s hella cool that you’re doing all that!
EA Johns Hopkins looks inactive based on its Facebook page, unfortunately. It doesn’t look like there’s a general EA Baltimore meetup group either. Still, there are always online places like Discord and Reddit.
It can be frustrating that social activities often revolve around spending money, especially if your friends aren’t accommodating about your frugality. There might be Meetup groups in your area about doing things for cheap, or you can suggest some free events to your friends. Overall though, I think that if you can afford it, it might be worthwhile spending a bit of money to hang out with your friends, if that’s something you’d enjoy – it should help with your mental health, and investing in relationships could plausibly boost your earnings enough to compensate for what you’re spending.