The Money Diaries column on Refinery29 has drawn a cult-like following, putting young women’s finances under the microscope, letting readers peer beyond the constructed personas often presented online. What does the series reveal about Americans’ attitudes toward money and spending?

An ad by SoFi shows people opening up to strangers about their darkest struggles with personal debt. By probing into the shame of debt and the difficulty of talking about it, SoFi is helping destigmatise financial trouble as well as offering itself as an open forum for those who need to speak about it.

Whether it’s asking a mate to pay back cash they borrowed a month ago or divulging the size of one’s pay cheque, many people hate talking about money. Canvas8 spoke to eight Britons to understand what financial matters they find difficult to discuss and why they sometimes blur the truth.

It’s the age-old problem: people aren’t comfortable talking about money even though it’s affecting their mental health. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute is aiming to help them understand how to get out of debt and encouraging banks and brands to stop helping people get into it.