2 iPhones using the same Apple ID

I have an iPad 2 and an iPhone 5 using my Apple ID. My wife is getting an iPhone 5 in a couple of weeks and she does not have
an Apple ID yet.
If I put her iPhone on my Apple ID I think she can install the same apps that I have already paid. If she has her own Apple ID
she will have to pay for the same apps I have already paid for.
If we both use my Apple ID I don't know what will happen when we connect both of our iPhones and the iPad to iTunes for
syncing, etc.  If we each have different apps on our phones I don"t want iTunes to copy/sync each of our apps to both phones.
I hope this makes sense.  I would appreciate any thoughts and recommendations.
Thanks,  Bill

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