Introduction: Why the Money Talk Is Essential ixChapter 1 Get Over Your Fear of Having "The Talk" 1Chapter 2 Don't Wait 13Chapter 3 Reasons Your Parents Might Be Reluctant to Talk 23Chapter 4 What Happens If You Don't Have the Conversation 33Chapter 5 Start by Talking to Your Siblings 41Chapter 6 What Not to Say 51Chapter 7 Conversation Starters 59Chapter 8 A Step-by-Step Approach to a Successful Conversation 73Chapter 9 What You Need to Know 83Chapter 10 Talking to Your Parents About Estate Planning Documents 97Chapter 11 Talking to Your Parents About Scammers 113Chapter 12 Talking to Your Parents About Long-Term Care 133Chapter 13 Talking to Your Parents About When It's Time to Move 157Chapter 14 If at First You Don't Succeed . . . 173Chapter 15 Getting Through to Reluctant Parents: Success Stories 181Chapter 16 What to Do If Your Parents Won't Talk 191Chapter 17 Pay It Forward: Start Talking to Your Kids 201A Final Note 215Additional Resources 217About the Author 225Acknowledgments 227Index 229
CAMERON HUDDLESTON is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Fortune, Huffington Post, Money, MSN, USA Today, and many more print and online publications. She is currently the Life + Money columnist for GOBankingRates.