Avoiding money conversations could be costing you, says Harvard prof.—how to break the ice
CNBC · Ryan Ermey ·
A Harvard Business School professor says difficult money talks can get easier when both sides start with a shared goal.
My parents and I recently had an awkward conversation.
I'm getting married next year, and it's shaping up to be quite a shindig. Both sets of parents sent extensive guest lists, and my fiancé and I are doing our best to keep the total headcount under 250.
Things have gotten expensive quickly. And while the bride's family traditionally bears the bigger financial responsibility for these sorts of things, our wedding is bride-free. So even though my fiancé and I are saving diligently to have the wedding we want, we nevertheless each asked our parents for a contribution.