<human>: I hope this is the right sub for a combined relationship/financial question, but the gist is that I want a new car, and she doesn't.  Some specifics:

* I work 40-60 hrs/week; she's a full-time student.  No kids.

* We have two cars, both paid off, both work fine.  She brought her old car into the relationship, and we bought the second one jointly four years ago.

* I believe we're doing everything right financially; I contribute to an IRA and an additional index fund.  We have a suitable emergency fund, and we just bought a house (our only debt).  Despite this, we still have roughly $1800/month in disposable income.

To paint a fairer picture of the situation:  I want a car that's *mine*--one that I've ordered to my exact specifications and is mine to drive whenever I want, especially since my commute to work is 50 miles round-trip.  Yes, I acknowledge how petty that is, and her opinion is that she just can't stomach the idea of spending more money now that we've just bought a house.  Furthermore, while we both agreed that buying a house was the right decision, I wanted a bigger single-story house in the suburbs (close to work), and she wanted a quainter house out in the country.  We ended up going with her pick, and I find myself increasingly dissatisfied with all the material aspects of our life.  I know this is a fairly trivial matter compared to the typical post on this sub, but my not having a say in the money that I'm earning is starting to bleed over into my contentment with the relationship.

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<bot>: I can easily afford to buy a new car, and I very much want one, although I don't need one, and she doesn't want to get back into debt.