In a 2015 interview with HuffPost Live, James Brolin revealed that he and Barbra Streisand prefer to maintain separate bank accounts, a decision they made to avoid potential financial complications in their relationship. "We've bifurcated, and I love it that way," the star noted. "I have my own money, and she has her own money."

Brolin, emphasizing the success of their financial arrangement over two decades, explained that he wanted to avoid the pitfalls he experienced in his two previous marriages. "I know what trouble can come out of marriage, so I didn't want any reason that I would ever have to be either divorced or married again," he said.

Forbes estimates Barbra Streisand's net worth at approximately $430 million as of 2023, a substantial amount compared to Brolin's net worth of $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. It's no surprise Streisand is worth almost nine times more, given her extensive six-decade-long career, which includes achievements like joining the EGOT club (Streisand's won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award) and having chart-topping albums in each of her entrepreneurial decades. In addition to not sharing a bank account, Brolin and Streisand have other methods that make their marriage tick.