My wife and I are considering a major investment property purchase but she wants to keep our finances completely separate for this while I think we should do it together and the disagreement is really about whether we're building individual wealth or family wealth.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different philosophies about money as individual versus shared resource can surface around major financial decisions, requiring fundamental clarification of the partnership's nature.
“Where Are You with Money and power — who controls resource flows?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.