Apple ID Switch-up Options?

My wife & I have 2 seperate Apple ID's.
I know we aren't able to combine those ID's, but is there any way of getting around it when it comes down to it?
We have 2 computers & 3 devices between us. We share the Music Library through home sharing (it's stored on an external drive connected to the WiFi). But we obviously don't share apps for our devices. I sync to my computer, she syncs to hers.
We plan on downsizing and just getting one new computer that we both sync all 3 devices to.
If we were to start a new Apple ID with a combined email address, & only purchase new apps through there (whether to put on 1 device or 3 devices..), would we still be able to bring our seperate apps purchased with other Apple ID's through as well?
What other ways could we make this work?

I believe you can do what you are looking for by creating two user accounts on your single computer.

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