Within a week she said that she needed some spending money of her own as she felt like she was living off of me. We then tried giving her an "allowance" but she said that made her feel controlled.
Why was she getting an allowance? Did she not have access to the joint account? It does seem kinda weird that a spouse has to have an allowance.
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Within a month she started working one day a week and began keeping that as spending money. Fast forward a few years and she was working 3 jobs and saying that she had no time for school work. As of today she is working 2 jobs, paying her car payment and a personal credit card,
I don't get this 'spending money' part. Did she do this because she didn't access to your joint funds or was she spending money for things you didn't approve of and wanted to keep those purchases to herself?
I am trying to get an understanding of how you managed finances as a couple. How did you react to her spending money from her own account?
