maat55,
Firstly, I'd suggest that you keep trying to communicate with your wife about finances. I may be reading too much in to your comments, but it sounds like in addition to some annoyance you are also genuinely concerned that if you weren't around your family's finances would suffer terribly.
Secondly, I'd suggest that you accept the fact that your wife probably will not ever be as interested in finances as you are, so just focus on what you feel are the really important issues and let the rest go.
Thirdly, I'd suggest you speak to her in a language she understands. If she's in to sports, use sports analogies. If she's in to cooking, compare finances to a recipe. If she's in to fashion, compare it to putting together a wardrobe.
Finally, please be encouraging. Obviously, you're much better at finances than she is. Don't make her feel like you think she's stupid. Encourage any progress she makes.
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