High income people don't want to be thought about as successful because they have a lot of money. "I do think that this discomfort we have is very emotional," says Freakonomics co-founder John Sutter. The good news for Naomi's question is that younger people are less hung up on money conversation than older people, he adds.
What’s the connection between conversations about money and financial literacy? Could the taboo against talking about your salary be fading? And why did Angie’s teenage daughter call Vanguard to learn about I.R.A.s?