A friend who will help you is better than a relation who won’t help you. What is the use of a relation who does not relate well with you? A friend who has good relations with you is more related to you than a relation who does not have good relations with you. But don't ask for money from your rich friends. Just maintain the friendship and learn from them and money will come. A beggar of a rich man is poor. A friend of a rich man becomes rich