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Joint Account Splitting Household Bills

8 replies

Boojenkins · 10/02/2021 18:17

Hi All :)
I thought that this would be simple enough to work out !!
I earn more than my other half so want to split thr joint bills fairly
I take home £22620 per year
He takes home £18000
Our household bills are £940
To make it fair how much should each of us put in Confused

OP posts:
user1471462115 · 10/02/2021 19:53

Are you very young as they are quite small salaries.
If you are young and there really is not much difference I think you should start with 50% each.
I’d round up to £1000 so £500 each. The surplus can be for new furniture or curtains or kitchen equipment
What about food is that also included ? You should also add in food costs too.

nimbuscloud · 10/02/2021 19:57

You are taking home 25% more than your partner is. A 50/50 split wouldn’t be fair I think.

Mumoftwoinprimary · 10/02/2021 20:00

You earn about 55% of the income so one way of doing it is you pay 55% of the bills. So you pay £523 and he pays £417.

Nix32 · 10/02/2021 20:00

How much do each of you bring home every month?

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 10/02/2021 20:09

No kids and not married then sorry I think 50\50 split- it’s not like you have such vastly diff salaries that you would force him into a lifestyle outside of his reach. Two individual people= 50/50

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Boojenkins · 10/02/2021 20:21

Thanks everyone :) we are married and have been together 8 years - i have quite a lot left over at the end of the month but things are a bit tighter for him so i just thought if i put a bit more in then it might help him out slightly :)
Hes on 22k per year and im on 27k - salaries around here arent known for being high lol

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Nix32 · 10/02/2021 20:30

If you're married, class it all as one income. Pay the bills and then split the rest equally between you so you both have the same disposable income.

user1471462115 · 10/02/2021 21:02

Agree with Nix32. And a bit of a drip feed there, an OH is not the same as a married spouse, and 8 years is a proper long term relationship

All in one pot, or joint account, then an amount to each of you the same for spends, and the rest for saving.
You need 6 months bills and food saved and then save for pensions, holidays and emergencies. And if you intend to have children this is the only way forward
We have £200 each for personal money for hobbies, clothes, hair cuts and going out .

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