To ask DH for 45% of his income towards bills?

[ArnoldBee]

I've worked out that DH earns 45% of what I earn. Therefore would it be logical to ask him to put 45% of his income towards the household bills or what would you do?

I’m merely commenting in response to the op so that she could consider that way of running her finances. She’s now given more info that indicates it wouldn’t work in her case. No point in derailing the thread further

What bridgetreilly said.

What do you mean by DH has issues dealing with his money?

We pay proportionately based on our salaries. We have separate current accounts but a joint household pot. So for example if I earn 50k and dh earns 30k, the total pot is 80k - I take on 63% of the cost of the bills with dh contributing the rest. Whatever is left after bills, we give ourselves a personal allowance (Say for hobbies that only one of us participates in) and the rest goes into the household pot which pays for school uniforms, childrens clothes, house and car maintenance, holidays, days out etc.

He should be paying 45% of the total combined bills, to make it equitable - that may or may not be 45% of his income! The percentage of his income it will be depends how frugally you live (if you spend almost nothing it will be 10% if you spend every penny you both make it will be 100%)