Money can sometim a great bane for a relationship - and often result in turmoil for couples.
Whether they argue over financial struggles or excessive spending - it's the start of a long and tricky road to recovery.
One woman on Mumsnet has shared her utter distress about her partner - who she claims "spends money like water" - and this has resulted in her wanting to protect her £50,000 inheritance.
Her concerns arose after he allegedly came into funds of the equivalent of £125,000 - but "didn't save one penny".
In the post, the woman revealed that she intends to tell him that she is expecting money from a deceased relative, but she's planning on twisting the truth about the true fortune.
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"A relative of mine died recently and it turns out she was worth quite a lot of money," she said.
"My aunt is the executor of the will and has told me that she left me some money.
"They are trying to work out the details but it’s a decent amount (in the sort of £50k bracket).
"I personally have never had this much money in my life - and am unlikely to again so I want to make sure it’s not wasted.
"I’m on a relatively low income.
"However, there are things like a hole in my roof and a cracked window from where it slammed shut in a storm that I haven’t been able to get replaced/repaired because I couldn’t afford it - that sort of thing."
Whilst the woman has no intention of splashing the cash on material items - she says she is fairly confident on where she wants to put the money - and that's into savings.
She continued: "Nothing flash but things that could make my life a bit better.
"So I was thinking of putting at least half away for the future and pretending it’s not there and spending some of the rest but not all.
"My issue is my other half spends money like water.
"He is from a much better off background than me - but he doesn’t appreciate the value of money and as such, never has any.
"He inherited £125,000 ten years ago and blew the lot in six months on a new car, holidays, gadgets, tickets.
"We made a few joint decisions and did some home improvements but most of it went on stuff he decided we needed, but didn’t.
"He didn’t save one penny of it.
"No one will lend him money anymore because he doesn’t pay it back and we (well, I) manage our finances completely separately."
Whilst the woman's inheritance has been left specifically to her - and putting her partner's history of irresponsible spending into account - she wants to lie about the incoming funds.
"This money has been left specifically to me and is going into my bank account that he can’t access (because that way I can control the spending from it)," she said.
"But if I get the work done he will know I have some and he will constantly come up with things we 'need' or show me the latest version of something we already have that doesn’t need replacing.
"So, am I wrong to lie about the amount, tell him it’s £10,000 and enough to get the roof fixed?" She asked.
"I will get the roof fixed anyway, I’m not asking his permission. Either way he won’t have access to it but if he doesn’t know how much I actually have, he can’t make it into an issue."
Adding to the matter, the Mumsnet user revealed that her and her partner don't have "the most stable relationship on the planet".
Whilst the couple are "working" to better their relationship "the chances of [them] going the distance are 50/50 at best".
"So there’s also the element of if we did split up, and I hadn’t told him the true amount he would probably be entitled to half anyway, which isn’t ideal," she added.
Users of the social site took to the comment section to share their thoughts on the woman's situation.
"Absolutely reasonable in the circumstances," one user penned. "I think it would be a very good idea."
"Don't tell them anything except you've saved up enough to get repairs done," a second added.
A third suggested: "Get quotes for the work first, then you can tell him you inherited almost enough to get it done, but saved the rest."
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