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They are inconsiderate yes. If I want to do something with friends/family who cannot afford it, I either pay for them or do something different that’s within their price range.
Yes - to some extend. But beyond that you wouldn't. Which doesn't make you a bad person. It's normal human behavior to only hang around with people you have enough in common with. A different socioeconomic status is just one example of many, you can swap it with other things like political stance, religious beliefs, health and so on. If the difference is too big then there is nothing anyone can do about it aside from going their own ways. Which is better than having endless conflicts, don't you think?
I don’t disagree with you, but what you’re saying isn’t what happens here (if I understand OP correctly). OPs family want to do all the fun and expensive things but won’t accept that OP cannot afford that.
If they won't accept that then OP can't do anything else than moving on. I had to do that too with friends and relatives from higher socioeconomic classes. It's not possible to make people understand something they are unable or unwilling to understand. It's not possible to force people to have something in common with you. And that's okay. That's life.