Easy Ways to Have Awkward Money Conversations

Everyone's Talkin' Money

Shari Rash

Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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How much money do you make? Do you have credit card debt? What is your credit score? Hey, will you come to my wedding and oh, by the way, it’s probably going to cost $1,000? Why can’t you afford to go to dinner with us? Oh, those awkward money conversations. There are just so many of them. In this episode, Erin Lowry, money expert and author of the new book Broke Millennial Talks Money: Scripts, Stories and Advice to Navigate Awkward Financial Conversations, walks us through how to handle some of life’s stickiest money conversations with ease. Links Broke Millennial Broke Millennial books - Send proof of purchase of Broke Millennial Talks Money to [email protected] and Erin will send you the exclusive bonus chapter and a Prenup Discussion Guide. Broke Millennial on Twitter Broke Millennial on Instagram Episode Sponsors Thanks to Issuu for sponsoring the show. Get started with Issuu today for FREE or if you sign up for a premium account you will get 50% off when you go to ISSUU.com/mymoney. Thanks to OurCrowd for sponsoring the show. Now, you can invest in EduNav, whose patented technology uses machine learning and combinatorial algorithms to guide every student along the optimal path to graduation. Invest in EduNav at http://www.ourcrowd.com/mymoney. Go to http://www.Ladderlife.com/mymoney to see if you’re instantly approved for Life Insurance to provide for your family if the unthinkable happens. Shopify is more than a store. Connect with your customers. Drive sales. Manage your day-to-day. Go to http://www.shopify.com/mymoney for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. If you're the type of person who's like me and always thinking about new business ideas and startup ideas, start listening today to the My First Million podcast on any podcast player. FOLLOW & SHARE Leave us a 5-star review. Head to this link and let us know why you love the show. Reviews help us continue to grow and bring on more amazing guests. Thank you in advance! http://bit.ly/millennial-money. Love this episode? Share it with a few friends so they can learn these valuable money concepts as well. Be sure to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode! Sign up for my weekly Let’s Talk Money email newsletter https://bit.ly/letstalkmoneyemail Shannah Shares: Community Q&A Have a Shannah Shares question, submit it here https://www.mmoneypodcast.com Follow Me Here for More Money Tips Shannah on Twitter https://twitter.com/shannahgame Shannah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shannahgame/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How much money do you make? Do you have credit card debt? What is your credit score? Hey, will you come to my wedding? Oh, by the way, it's probably going to cost about $1,000, but you're okay with that, right? Why can't you afford to go to dinner with us? Ah, those awkward money conversations, aren't they fun? There's so many of them. And in this episode, Aaron Lowry, Money Expert,
0:22.6	and author of the new book, Broke Millennial Talks Money, Scripts, Stories, and Advice to Navigate
0:27.6	Awkward Financial Conversations, walks us through how to handle some of life's stickiest money
0:34.3	conversations. You're listening to Millennial Money with award-winning money expert and serial entrepreneur
0:40.6	Shana come to game, where we flip the script on the old school approach to everything
0:44.7	your parents never taught you about money.
0:47.3	Each week, Shana creates a safe space by talking with special guests from around the world
0:51.5	about money wellness, entrepreneurship, traveling like a boss,
0:55.0	and what makes millennials tick. Unique stories, trailblazing perspectives, tips, tricks,
1:00.7	and everything there is to know about money. Find it all here as you uncover your money story
1:05.5	and unlock the life you want to live. Pretty cool, right? Here's Shauna, money expert, Indiana Hoosier, and Burger
1:13.1	Aficionado. I've both had quite a few awkward money conversations, and I've also helped
1:21.3	many, many, many, many, many people and couples navigate some really awkward conversations and honestly they aren't fun no matter
1:29.8	if I'm having them or you're having them your palms get sweaty your heart races you look for any
1:36.8	logical or even half logical reason to just get the heck out of the conversation if you've ever
1:43.4	had a money conversation that is even the
1:45.8	least bit awkward, you know exactly what I'm talking about. And as Aaron says, we procrastinate
1:51.5	things that are going to be awkward and uncomfortable because we don't actually want to do them.
1:57.2	But by avoiding these awkward conversations around money, you actually make the situation
2:01.2	worse and potentially even more awkward than it actually needs to be. It's like this giant
2:07.9	awkward sandwich that just doesn't taste good. But by the end of this episode, you'll know
2:13.9	how to walk through some of the most common awkward money topics with ease
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