How To Talk About Finances With Friends

Okay, it's time for the Meltdown Breakdown, where we talk through an anonymous wig out that's come in via our submission form, which is linked in the show notes, Wigatonies, if you want to submit your own.

Anon says, love the show, no notes.

No, no.

Thank

you.

We love you.

My dilemma is, am I out of touch for wanting to talk about my finances at the moment? For context, my husband and I are doing really well saving.

We have minimal debt.

Our earning capacity is growing.

We have a significant amount of savings and we're trying to figure out our next step.

However, I feel super cautious talking to my close friends about this as I know that most people aren't in the same position at the moment.

Like I do want to talk to my friends about going to open homes but I feel like this could fall on deaf ears.

Although my friends would be happy for me, they wouldn't share in the excitement as I know so many are really struggling with the cost of living.

I know this is a first world dilemma but is it insensitive? Should I just keep my mouth shut? Thanks.

Well, Wigatoni, there's an old saying, politics, religion, and money are the three things good friends never discuss.

And last week we talked about religion.

This week we're talking about money.

Next

week, politics.

Times are changing, I guess.

Okay.

Kate, do you talk to your friends about money? Not really,

but I think we're all pretty like aware of where we're all at.

Yeah.

I feel like you can get a pretty good idea based on kind of like the holidays and things that people go on.