Setting up iTunes for a family

I recently purchased an iPhone (my first Apple device). My wife and kids have iPods and iPads and use one iTunes account. Now that I'm into the Apple world, somehow on my phone it has my wifes iTunes id. Being new to this, I was wondering if someone can point me to documentation on how to set this up for a family with multiple devices. We each want our own contacts, playlists, etc. But if someone buy an app or song, it should be available to all the devices. Please help.
Thanks!
Mike (Apple Noob)

Refer to this Article:
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495

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