Aegon’s “Money:Mindshift” campaign finds that many adults do not know how much their friends earn. Across the survey results reported by Belfast Telegraph and The Independent, nearly four in 10 adults say they have no idea how much money their friends make. The reporting also indicates that uncertainty about others’ incomes is common: a quarter of respondents believe their friends earn more than they do. Taken together, the findings suggest that social comparisons around pay may be based more on assumptions than on direct knowledge. The sources present the results as evidence of a wider lack of transparency or communication about earnings among peers. The campaign’s findings are based on surveyed adults, and the figures highlight how often people do not have accurate information about their friends’ income levels. Overall, the story focuses on the gap between perceived and known earnings within social circles.