Is this a fair arrangement?

[Manyleaves]

BF and I generally split everything 50/50 when we're away together. Usually by putting everything on one card and splitting at the end of the weekend.

He does some work that is paid in gift vouchers (not his actual job) and usually uses them for a restuarant so we can have a "free" meal. I let him treat me like that occasionally, because he offers, but I am aware that even though it's not cash, he has worked to earn it.

He has lots due in the next few weeks. We are off on a UK hiking holiday soon, so he is converting them to vouchers for a bakery chain in the area, so we can have "free" packed lunches. He calls it free and doesn't seem to be expecting me to contribute to lunches when the voichers are used.

I was going to say I'll take breakfast things (have a cottage) e.g. beans, eggs, yogurt, porrodge. I.e. The usual things I have at home, nothing extravagant.

Does that seem a reasonable equivalent? It will be less than the value of the vouchers, but he refers to them as free money.

Obviously I'll talk to him about it and we'll agree on something that suits us both, but I wondered if that seems reasonable, if I should offer more, or even if I should treat the vouchers as free and we split everything else as usual.

It sounds like he is happy to share his vouchers with you, but you could always offer to pay for a pub lunch or evening meal if you feel you are not contributing enough.

Paying for the breakfast items seems fair trade for him “paying” for the lunches, maybe offer to get the meal on the last night, if you feel the need to even things up.

I think that sounds quite fair if you’re doing the 50/50 thing. You provide a choice of breakfasts, he provides a choice of lunches. If you’re choosing from a bakery, then it’s not like he’s going to be producing a three course extravaganza while you’re coming up with a bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. You’re both contributing a pretty even amount.

As an aside, it does sound a quite regimented arrangement, are either of you comparing pence spent?

Yes, it is regimented, we're probably both on the spectrum to some degree and it suits us. We don't really have to count pennies because we split everything.