MONEY.

[Dancing Fire]

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Really? Your wife isn't offended that you don't care enough what she spends 40 hours a week doing? I see listening to my DH talk about his job as part of being a supportive spouse.[/quote]

i don't think she wants to talk about work when she come home.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Not if I can help it.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

DF, if it makes you feel better, my husband doesn't know his OWN salary! He's financially responsible--a cheapskate even--he just doesn't seem to remember his salary.

 

[yssie]

I'll talk about it with my friends - we're all just starting our careers, and it's often a pertinent topic. But there are few topics we won't discuss, whether we share views or not! My parents knows exactly what I make and my dad helps me manage finances and investments. I will talk with DH's close family without issue if it comes up in conversation, but it very rarely does.

I imagine if it was ever a bragging issue I would be very very uncomfortable, but thus far I haven't encountered this... for the most part the way people live - their material goods and life experiences - will give you a good idea of their financial situation if you care to know!

 

[Jennifer W]

I don't like to, unless there's a specific reason. For example, one of my friends is involved in a messy divorce and has asked me to help her work some things out, including getting valuations on certain items. She's my oldest friend, we grew up together and we're comfortable enough with each other to have conversations about extremely personal topics (and I count personal finances in that category).

I don't like to hear people bragging about how much they spend, whether the tale is about being lavish or frugal, and I class them both as being the same thing, a conversation about money.

 

[random_thought]

It comes up quite often in conversation with us since the economy has been really hard on us the last year or so, it seems to be all our family can focus on which is a little frustrating but understandable since we know they care about us and our situation.

 

[HollyS]

Do you talk about it in polite company?


What's to talk about? It is no one's business how much you make, how much you spend, what you have in the bank, what you have in retirement, what you can afford to buy. And, likewise, their business is none of your business.

Most people shouldn't talk about money. But some will.

I won't.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I don't know any polite company.

But I do talk about it with my mom and husband and a couple of close friends. With my close friends, we do not usually talk salary per se, but I have found it useful to talk about with other people in my age/stage with similar professional incomes and find out how they budget, how they might choose to save money, what they think is reasonable to spend on what, how they manage in our ridiculous housing market and sky high daycare costs.