Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Money Conversations with Dana Oster, Financial Wellness Program Coordinator at Boise State University
Money management conversations between young adults and their parents feel uncomfortable because it’s generally a new topic. The more often parents and their young adult children talk about finances, the more comfortable they can become with the subject.
- Talking about money can be like trying on a new pair of jeans
- Why conversations are uncomfortable for young adults and their parents.
- Schedule money conversations regularly rather than hiding from money discussions
- How to approach the topic for the first time. The “What If…” questions.
- The value of asking multiple, reliable sources for advice
- Making money a natural topic of daily conversations
Links referred to in the episode, and how to connect with the guest, Dana Oster, from Boise State University’s Financial Wellness Program:
Boise State Financial Wellness Program
Email Dana at [email protected]
