The only time I'm more open about finances is with people who I know are roughly equivalent to me or above, and usually we chat about expenses rather than incom

The only time I'm more open about finances is with people who I know are roughly equivalent to me or above, and usually we chat about expenses rather than income. Although with those friends we've danced around the income part enough that we know the general income range of each other. I had a situation with work co-workers where we were all the same level and years of experience and we shared salaries, and people got a little salty over <$500 / yr differences.