I don't talk about money. — Kim Kardashian

I don't talk about money.

Author: Kim Kardashian

Insight: The instinct to stay quiet about money runs deep, even in someone whose wealth is essentially public property. What Kim Kardashian is pointing to here isn't just polite discretion—it's a real tension many of us feel. We're uncomfortable discussing salaries, rates, inheritance, debt, or how much we actually spent on something, even with close friends. There's a strange shame baked into it, as if talking about money makes us either boastful or desperate. But here's the twist: not talking about money often means we stay trapped in worse money situations. We don't negotiate raises because we've never heard what others earn. We make financial decisions in isolation instead of learning from people we trust. We compare ourselves to carefully curated images online instead of having honest conversations about what things actually cost. The silence itself becomes a kind of privilege—only people with enough cushion can afford to pretend money doesn't matter. The real wisdom isn't in following Kardashian's example of not discussing it. It's in recognizing that her ability to stay silent about money is itself a luxury. For most of us, breaking that silence—at least with people we trust—is how we make better choices and feel less alone in our financial anxieties.