Do your friends make more money than you? Or are you the friend who outearns their friend group? Regardless of where you fall, talking about money and budgets and limitations is already extremely stressful, but when you add friendship on top of it — it can really make or break some relationships. So, this week, Daysha sits down with licensed financial therapist, Aja Evans, to discuss:

How to create community when there are income differences among friends
How to deal with conflict around money with friends
How to ease into conversations around money with friends
As well as how to deal with allllllll the complicated emotions that money can bring up in us

So, if you’ve always wondered:

Can friendships survive income differences?
How do I talk about money struggles with my friends honestly?
How do I set financial boundaries with friends?

Then I hope you are sat and ready because Real Talk Friend Therapy with Daysha Veronica is in session!

Aja Evans is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, speaker, and author specializing in Financial Therapy. With over a decade of experience, Aja is determined to help more people break the taboo of keeping money and emotions secret. In addition to her practice, Aja is the president-elect on the board of the Financial Therapy Association, consults with FinTech companies, and is the author of Feel Good Finance accepted this December.

Aja has been featured in a variety of major news outlets including The New York Times, Business Insider, NerdWallet, Time, and Teen Vogue. Aja is on a mission to get more people engaged in living their best lives while attuning to their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around money. Outside of work, you can find Aja chasing after her two young children as they hunt down the next delicious place to eat.

To connect with Aja:

Website: http://ajaevanscounseling.com/

IG: @AjaETherapy

REFERENCES: (As an Amazon Associate, Daysha earns a small percentage from qualifying purchases):

Feel Good Finance by Aja Evans
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
The Overcoming Overspending Podcast (formerly The Money Love Podcast)
EP 3: What is Friendship?
EP 17: WTF is Vulnerability?

EP 20: Why is Vulnerability SO Hard? FT. Sharmishtha Gupta

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/tacky-budget-weddings

RESOURCES:

The Real Talk Friend Therapy Friendship Painpoint Survey
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