In the West, "my money" is a fixed phrase. In India, "our money" is more common.
Daily Life Story: The Car Decision When the family decided to buy a new SUV, it was not a transaction. It was a 15-day negotiation. Ajay wanted a 7-seater. Dadi said, "Why do you need a sunroof? Birds will poop on it." Priya wanted blue. Kabir cared about the engine horsepower. In the end, they bought a white 7-seater with no sunroof, because "white is auspicious" (Dadi won that round). The financing was pooled from three different bank accounts.
Story from Madurai:
The Iyer family’s day begins with the sound of a stone grinder for fresh coconut chutney. The mother learned the exact proportion from her mother-in-law. Even as software engineers, the daughters insist on “Amma’s sambar” made from scratch every evening.