To ask how you would split this "fun" money?

[Newdad19]

Its payday this weekend, all bills (including groceries etc) covered and we have set aside £600 for "fun/going out" money for DW and I.

How would you split this? Just keep it as a full £600 and use as we need? Give £300 each so its halved and then each feels like they have their "own" money? Or maybe £200 each and £200 general money?

This is money to cover general spending on entertainment/coffees/meals out/makeup/clothes etc that we see fit over the course of the month.

Looking for how others do this as the last months we have tried just keeping it as one sum but it often feels like we dont have our own money. Im worried that if we split it though then it can quickly get into who pays for what which is not how we want to operate either .

Thanks

We have almost this exact amount after all expenses and savings covered. Me WOHP, DP SAHD.

200 stays in the shared account and we use for takeaways / booze / entertainment when together / treating the kids.

200 each for whatever we want ourselves.

Also: we're neither of us big spenders so a lot of that gets swept into savings / big purchases every few months.

Thanks Tango, sounds the same scenario then!

I think we will try with 2x£150 and 1x£300 for this month and see what we actually use from out pots and then incresse/decrease next month based on that then. A £200 split like you are doing is what I had initially thought.

I admit to having a lot more than 600 a month fun money but be aware that actually that is quite a lot compared to most people. People that posted on that thread will have only probably posted if they did have disposable income.

I personally always advise savings and an income for all women but I never got the pull to be a SAHP. Saw my Mother widowed when I was 15 but fortunatly for us she had a very well paying job.

I would split the money in to thirds regardless of amount.