By Samantha Easter

Eavesdropping on a conversation between young women at Starbucks can yield some interesting tidbits on our culture. You can get sex tips, learn about antidepressants and try and decode men. One thing that you most likely won’t hear about is money. Even between the best of friends; salary, credit card debt, and account balances are taboo topics.

Why?

Growing up, whenever I’d ask my grandparents about money they’d say that talking about money is rude, and that is a social concept validated everywhere. Even women’s magazines often don’t touch the subject.
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