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[quote=Anonymous]To your MIL directly, either don't respond or say it's between you and your husband.

As for your husband, you have to consider that your MIL got this from somewhere. Obviously your husband has told her how you order your finances, you just don't know if the anxiety is all hers or if he expressed it to her first. That's a conversation to have with your husband, to get his honest feelings about your financial situation.

After that, you might be well-served to take a look at your finances and see if you really are carrying your weight in the household. You mention rent and bills, but what about retirement savings? Emergency fund? Saving to buy a house (if that's the plan)? Even if all of your contributions are kept in separate accounts from your husband's contributions, are you making your fair share of contributions to those items, or are you expecting that he'll pay the bill when you need a new car, will save for a house down payment himself and will make sure you can both afford to retire someday?[/quote]

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