Plans for Ross’s birthday, including expensive concert tickets and a celebratory dinner for Monica's promotion, highlight that the first group is oblivious to the others' financial limits.
The episode splits the group into two camps: the "well-off" (Ross, Monica, Chandler) and the "struggling" (Joey, Phoebe, Rachel). [S2E5] The One With Five Steaks And An Eggplant
At dinner, the struggling trio orders the cheapest items (like the side of eggplant) while the others order steaks, only for the group to try and split the bill equally. Plans for Ross’s birthday