Numbers tells me I don't have permission to save document

My wife and I share a macbook air. We are trying to share a Numbers spreadsheet to keep track of things. However Numbers won't let me save my edits to any file she creates and vice versa. The error message is "You don’t have permission to save the file". Autosave also does not work when I'm logged into my account while editing her file. The version of Numbers is 3.2.2 and the OS X is Mavericks 10.9.5.
I'm well-aware of OS X permission restrictions. The file was created in the Shared folder (with sharing privileges enabled) and I've enabled both her account and my account with read & write access to the file in the File Info window. I've also tried reapplying the folder permissions of the Shared folder (by default this is set for read & write access for system, wheel and everyone) to all enclosed items.
Has anyone else had this problem? I would like to be able to share a spreadsheet with my wife using the native Numbers application - not the clunky website iCloud version. It seems this was once the point of computers (and the Shared folder in particular) but maybe I'm mistaken...
thanks,
Rich

Unfortunately, the Shared folder is not what it appears to be.  The outer Shared folder has special permissions applied (called the sticky bit) that make sure that only the "owner" of a given file can edit it (others can only read).
I think the easy solution for you is to create a subfolder within the Shared folder.  Call it anything you want like "ReallyShared".  Then, move any existing files from Shared to your subfolder, and have your wife do the same.  It's important that you move these files now and not after the steps below.
Then, do "Get Info" on that folder.  Under Sharing & Permissions, click the "+" under the permissions area, and add both you and your wife's user names to the list.  Then set both of you to "Read & Write".  Then click the "cog" icon, and choose to "apply to enclosed items...".
That should solve your issue for any files that are already in the folder or new files you create in there.  If you ever "move" files into that folder you may need to go back and do the "apply to enclosed items" again.
Hope this helps.

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