Sooner or later there will be disagreements over the use of money. To expect otherwise is unrealistic. Unfortunately, research indicates that eighty to ninety percent of divorces are attributed to fighting over money. Iowa State University Extension offers these suggestions.
Money tends to represent power and that power, misused, puts a strain on relationships.
If you haven't discussed money prior to marriage, it's an important first item of business. Research shows that more problems arise about how to use money, than about how much money is available. The non-earner may, by working at home, save money for which otherwise expenditures would be made. Life for the earner may be made easier and more pleasant by the work of the non-earner. Talk about it.