You shouldn't have to keep things from your wife in an effort to keep peace. Loaning money is a sticky subject. My husband hates when I loan money (we both have our own income and our own accounts) because no one seems to pay me back.
He does not see it as his money though, he just doesn't like me being taken advantage of. If you loan to people who always pay you back, then there should not be a problem, and she has no grounds to protest. I just wouldn't loan out more that you can lose, if for some reason you didn't get it back.
I don't think here is anything wrong with having your own spending money, and you shouldn't have to hide it. You give her spending money for things like pedicures, so you should be able to use your spending money for whatever you want. If she has a problem with it and trys to control what you spend your money on, I would tell her that she can't spend on anything other than necessities (food, clothes, e.t.
C). It sounds to me like you are feeling guilty for spending money on something you are sure of, and need justification that you are doing the right thing. As long as your family is taken care of, you should be able to do what you want, given that it isn't drastic.
Honestly, is if quit my job and my husband made the money, I wouldn't tell him what to do with it, unless he was doing something like excessive gambling.
Because you have given her so much lee way in the past she know is doing this with all you make. But if I was you id set her straight and tell her what you have in mind . And then add to the fact since you are the bread winner of the house and have been since you to married it is you that should be asking her how she is spending your money and remind her that if you chose to seel personal items that sh should not be insisting on knowing how much you made from the sale and again tell her what your intentios are and that because you feel you need not take from the house hold income you have done this but make sure that she understands that it is your decision alone to make and she is not or should not be auditing your money.
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