Many people make the same mistake when they compare their wealth to everyone else's -- here's how to avoid it

Aaron Davidson / Stringer / Getty Images There's a bad habit that's all too familiar to the social media generation: comparing our lives to the ones we see on our Instagram and Facebook feeds. It's easy to do when you're scrolling through photos and status updates about this person's city-hopping tour through Asia or that person's new car, house, or relationship. Whether or not we intend it, those images often send signals about their financial status — and cause us to reflect on our own. But ...