Wives, does your husband pressure you not to have that much money because it

the only taxes he has to pay is on capital gain! not on SS unless you go over the amount allowed for a couple. Look at the letter they send you of what ya made last year on it it says voluntary tax do you voluntier to pay them? And if you make $50,000 a year you are setting real pretty. My working kids dont draw that in a year!

the way I see it you shouldn't spend more money just because your income is lower, this won't help his tax return in a good way. if he wants you to spend, or he to spend, better go with RRSP or charity donations, both will increase your tax return. if you only spend it on purchases, like household grocery furniture etc it won't do you any good tax wise

I never had the problem of too much money, its always been not having enough. I would like to have the problem of having to much money, I think it would be fun. As for spending it, I wouldn't have a problem there neither, hehe.

I do not understand that at all. I also think, depending on where you earn, you could come up with deductions to balance out the income. I also think you could file taxes separately, if he is worried about his taxes. Of course, poor dear, if you did that, he could not claim you as a deduction. Of course, everything I am saying here has to do with my understanding of taxes in the US and as I understand it, you live in Canada. I would rather have more earned income, and pay a little tax on it, if I enjoyed how I earned it, than to sit around and have to not earn to save a little on taxes. This is ostly a question for a taxpreparer or accountant, though.

In my family I am the spouse who makes all of the money decisions. He trusts my judgment completely, although on matters that concern us both I almost always run what I am going to do past him before it is etched in stone. His usual answer is, "What are you asking me for? You know what to do!" He on the other hand, makes all of the aesthetic decisions, such as the color of cars we buy, paint, furniture, tableware, even the clothes I wear! That's what I get for marrying an artist, but at least he is a successful artist. Of course, I have to to watch what I say now that I'm an artist, too. I'm getting more like him, why isn't he getting more like me, lol?

I don't have to worry about this since I'm not married. But your question was why does the less earning spouse have to keep spending money, did you mean earn less. I don't see where spending money to prevent income going over a certain amount works?

There are tax deductible ways for your husband to be considered to have less money and still have money. My husband has put more money in his 401K (retirement fund in the US). It actually cuts our taxes and gives us more money. He also has stocks that he pays into and the company he goes with looses money and we get a tax break that way. He should be going to an accountant and/or business person who can steer him in the right direction. He's the one making too much, not you.