Working Moms/SAHM/Wives/Financially Independent Women

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Re: Working Moms/SAHM/Wives/Financially Independent Women

@PyariCgudia

In other words if a woman feels like she needs to keep funds separate, don’t hate on her for that.

The last guy - would have been coming from Pakistan, and I wasn’t sure if he had a greedy side, and whether he was in it for the green card. So my premise was : my money stays separate in an account with my mom until we are together for a few years and there are kids, and we’ve earned each other’s trust.

Meanwhile, other guys I’ve met and talked to, if things had gone forward with them, I think I’d have been ok with a joint account.

Depends on the guy, and the situation too.

Agreed 100%!

It seems everyone here on GS guys and girls included seem to mind if a woman wants to exercise her Islamic right to keep her money separate and not spend on the household.

We have tons of women coming in here saying they share their money with their husbands etc. and contribute to household expenses and say “WHY WOULDN’T I DO IT?”

If you WANT to do that, that is great. If that is how things work in YOUR family and you and your husband are happy with that situation than that is just dandy, but PLEASE do not hate on women that make their own money and keep it in a separate account and choose not to spend on their families because their husbands are already taking care of that.

Perhaps their husbands make very good money and do not NEED their wives’ money and actually WANT her to keep it for herself and be free to do whatever she wants with it. OR perhaps the relationship is rocky and there isn’t much trust and the hubby isn’t very good with money like PCG mentioned, so in this case she should have a right to keep her money separate.