My partner comes from a Lakota family where wealth is meant to circulate through giveaways and community support, while I was raised with Western savings and investment mindsets, and we can't agree on how much of our income should go to his extended family versus our retirement accounts.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two worldviews about wealth's purpose are colliding in intimate partnership, requiring navigation between individual security and collective responsibility.
“Where Are You with Indigenous approaches to wealth and sharing?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.