“I’d like to know how she’s managed to buy a house”: is it an obligation to be honest with friends about money?

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“I’d like to know how she’s managed to buy a house”: is it an obligation to be honest with friends about money?

By Shahed Ezaydi

2 years ago

6 min read

“Once, we complained about being broke together. Now we’ve grown up, it feels like our finances are shrouded in secrecy,” writes Stylist’s Shahed Ezaydi. So how transparent should we be with friends about money? 


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