ITunes Match and Family Share

Recently I organized a Family Share account and yesterday my husband's iTunes Match renewed, am I going to get a $24.99 charge when each family member's iTunes Match is due for renewal?

mhollenbeck wrote:
I am interested in signing up for iTunes match, but only if I can share the music media with my wife. I understand that if she signs in with my apple account she would have access to all the content, but I don't want to do that.
If I start using the family share option, will my content from iTunes match also be available to her or just the purchases made through apple?
Mhollenbeck,
Family Sharing enables sharing of content purchased from the iTunes Store. It does not enable general sharing of all the content in your library:
When you join a family, you'll be asked to confirm the Apple ID that you regularly use.... Purchases from this account will be shared with your family members.
It sounds like Home Sharing would meet your needs better. Read here and decide:
iTunes: Setting up Home Sharing on your computer - Apple Support

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