With Thanksgiving approaching, many people will see their families. When we love our family, we want what’s best for them. Sometimes this involves conversations about money. However, money can be a taboo topic in American society, just as health and politics can create “awkwardness” at the dinner table. We all know that feeling when someone brings up a political conversation at a family dinner (advocating for either left or right views) and their deep intent is just to spout their viewpoint with the goal of asserting their viewpoint’s supposed superiority. We internally cringe. We can get the same feeling when someone brings up health or criticizes some else’s weight. We lump this into either someone trying to elevate themselves above everyone else or denigrate others below them. The position of our heart is very important before bringing up “touchy” subjects. Money is no different.

Here are 6 tips for talking about money with family