Money conversations can be tough: whether asking your parents for money, talking with your grown children about your will, or sorting out shared finances with a partner, financial conversations are often awkward.
Marketplace Money is looking for your stories about awkward money conversations. Click here to tell us your stories, share your advice, or ask a question about how to handle your particular situation.
At Marketplace Money we receive countless questions from our audience about how to broach certain topics: How do divorced parents handle allowance without creating mixed messages? How do you tell that irresponsible relative you don’t really want to co-sign that loan? If you can’t quite make the rent, how should you approach your landlord?
Wed like to hear about your experience handling these tough situations. What’s your story about participating in an uncomfortable conversation about money?
I am a freelance contractor and for the first time in 10 years, I am having to chase down clients to pay their bills. Most are embarrassed and apologetic; some hide, and some are frank that they can’t pay this month but will pay next month. I am too small to hire a collection agency but it feels unprofessional to beg them with reminders that Christmas is coming up and I have a family to feed, which is what I did with 3 clients recently. It is exasperating.