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When couples face income inequality in tech spending decisions

My partner and I both work in tech but they make three times what I do and they want to upgrade everything in our house to smart home tech that I can't afford to split equally and I don't know how to talk about money without it feeling like I'm asking for handouts.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Two people must navigate how technological abundance for one creates financial strain and power imbalance for both.

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“Where Are You with Technology and inequality — who benefits who pays?”

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