In my experience just about everyone's wants are longer than their money. This seems to be true for individuals, corporations, wards, governments you name it. The problem rapidly compounds when more than one person is contributing their wants to the list. Here are some suggestions on using this simple tool. In my experience one spouse or the other tends to handle most of the family's finances and that is fine.
Communication is important.
Hopefully, there is some money left over after all the normal expenditures to save and apply to your wants. Incidentally, I believe tithing is the top item on your regular expenditure list. This is a very important step. Criteria will help you establish priorities among the things you want. Most people want everything on their list and they want them right now.