I don't think the money is the issue, although a while back she did get upset because I had spent a bit to get myself set up. She doesn't work, but the money is no issue because I've got plenty and she is completely free to spend as much as she sees fit from out of the joint account that my paychecks go into automatically. She does spend as she wants, but she's frugal like I am for the most part, and rarely overspends or spends on frivilous things....but she does that sometimes...but I don't mind at all and never give her grief about her spending. I spend on frivilous things too sometimes...so I give her that freedom with what money WE have together, because she is part of this nuthouse just like I am, and has equal right to share it all.