Zimbabwe: His Money, Her Money, Our Money – What Financial Independence Really Means Inside Marriage

The phrase is now used so confidently that it often escapes examination. Usually, it means something valuable: a woman earns an income, understands money, owns assets and cannot easily be trapped in a harmful relationship because she has no financial means of her own. The same should apply to a man. No adult should be kept ignorant of the household finances or made completely helpless before a spouse.

But earning a salary and being financially independent are not the same thing.

A salary provides…