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? When a married woman works, who pays for what within a

husband-wife relationship?
This question is broad. For instance, the motivation behind a woman working,
whether the couple is living with the husband’s family and how much the family
earns as a sum, are just three of the many factors that would in uence the answer
of this question. Let’s see what two of our married working women think.

“I have strong feelings against money destroying relationships.
In my marriage, my husband and I both work and share all
our money in a joint account. Big expenditures are decided
on together, whereas day to day spending is a matter of trust.
Having been married for almost two years now, we have found
that this works for us as we share similar passions of food and
travel, which is where the majority of our expenditures go!”

Jasnam Sachdev
Programme Maanager at Jump Foundation, 27 years old

“The traditional method of spending is still intact especially in
big families. However, I feel that women are contributing more
than they used to in their relationship. As to how much, and what
is spent, really varies from couple to couple, or family to family.
It comes down to what works best for all parties involved.”

Nitti Srisinghaprapha
Co-founder at WorkVenture.com, 29 years old

The Takeaway
The women in this article may lead di erent lives, but their responses echoed
three similar ideas. Firstly, they acknowledged that they all had and have
a right to choose their own paths. However, there is still an undeniable
connectedness that Thai-Indians share as a family and society. Thus,
their decisions will impact others and not just themselves, and they
take this into consideration. Secondly, when there was a trade-o
of some sort, every woman focused on positive growth rather than
loss. Lastly and most importantly, they made clear that their own
choices are simply that — their own, and that they respect the
choices of other women who may choose di erently to them.

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