A Reddit user, earning $180K with $2 million in investments, wants $500 monthly for personal spending while allowing her husband to manage most finances. This request is viewed as reasonable, promoting financial independence in marriage. Both partners, aged 58, have good financial standing—no debts, a paid house in seven years, and expect an inheritance. The woman's need for personal spending stems from her husband's controlling nature, underlining the necessity of financial autonomy to prevent conflicts in shared financial situations.
The only question is how much is appropriate, and the poster here is clearly not being unreasonable at all in wanting $500 of her own to do what she wants with each month.
It's a good idea, in general, for each person in a marriage to have some autonomy when it comes to money to avoid everything becoming a conflict.
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