maritalman:

I personally dont think a woman have a right to her earnings to her husband.

However, the jews instituted that since the husband is obligated to feed, clothe and provide housing for his wife it is only fitting that he should be the beneficiary of her earnings.

It should be noted that even after the JEWS established this rule, if a woman wishes, she has the right to tell her husband, "I will support myself and I will keep my earnings."


but it is advice able to say that a wife should give her husband all she have since the Bible verify it that

"THE WIFE AND THE HUSBAND ARE ONE FLESH"

so it is a capital YES to the post above

HOPE THIS IS CLEAR

Fhemmmy:

All earnings belongs to the family.

Rebarobyn:

, One thing I however believe is that no one should be forced against their will. If a woman decides not to let her husband know about her earnings or give it to him, she would have her reasons, the guy might be a spendthrift, a drunkard, a gambler or he might be very sensitive to what she earns as in getting edgy about her earning as much or more than he does (as many 9ja men are).

About the verse "a man and his wife becoming one", why does it have to be interpreted as relating to money I think it has more to do with faithfulness, love and loyalty, I also think a man should respect himself as the head of the home by providing for the family and not trying to manage or spend the woman's money for her, its her call to spend it on the family and I believe most Nigerian women bear a lot of burden in the home. Men are so quick to say they are the head of the home but when it comes to responsibilities, they are always ready to share it with the woman, that's very selfish and hypocritical!

keyremotes:



Are you married?

In marriage both parties are expected to lose their individual identities and take on a oneness that only God Himself can explain.

It's so very easy to talk about these things from outside of marriage.
But, when you get in there you realise there are a lot of adjustments to make.

There is a saying I love so much "What is commanded is not convenient. What is convenient is not commanded".

Rebarobyn:


Imagine you have a sister whose husband is a spendthrift and she refuses to let him have access to her money because of this, would you say she is not following God's commandment? It is easier for you men to talk like this because that's what you do - shift responsibilities! I have a sister whose husband used to collect the earnings from her business from her workers and he would say he was keeping it to restock the business, she never saw the money until this man killed that business. After then he would refuse to bring his own salary home under false pretenses and she still had to bear the responsibility of paying most of the bills including the children's fees. Now Mr. Keyremotes, I don't need to be married to see that most men are very selfish and each case has to be treated based on the circumstances. Being married doesn't make you wiser than a single person, you can never have the answer to it all!

and I still maintain my stand that oneness is not about money and material things, it is in the heart, in faithfulness and in love. If the love is true, all other things including sharing will genuinely follow. You don't have to force anyone by telling them what they should do (i.e losing their identities).

shilling:

Hell no!!! Any man who thinks his wife's earrings belong to him has to check himself thru and thru

Fhemmmy:

All earnings belongs to the family.

spikedcylinder:

This topic has been beaten to death but I will answer the question anyways.

No, No for the love of God, NO!!!!

kokoA:

it depends on how much she earns. If its like 3mill a month, it belongs to me. If its below 100k a month, it belongs to her. How about that?

pamelaB:

Like someone already said, all earnings belong to the family. In my family we have access to each others bank accounts and we spend our incomes together. The money goes mainly to our children and their needs anyway, so why should we care where the money comes from or who earned it? This is how we have always done it, and we never even discuss it. It is automatic.

And for the record, I dont think it is my hubby's duty to provide for the family or for me. There are two equal adults in this relationship.

hackingisfun:

wife earning belonging to husband doesn't mean her salary should be in her hubby acc but he must be aware of evrything she doing. how she's spendin & others. not like western countries where husband earning are shared & wive kept theirs