How do you split your bills...

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I earn £1200 working 3 days a week. I was full time, have been part time the last 18 months since DD was born. Partner earns just below £4K a month. He pays all household bills, including mortgage. I buy food which is around £600 a month & pay the car tax. I have my own outgoings of £350 a month for an old loan & credit cards, phone bill, etc. Anyway I'm left with just under £250 for myself & DD, (I buy all her clothes, toys etc) & put petrol in the car. DD goes to nursery 2 days a week. Partner pays the bill (works out at just under £200 a month)

Due to working hours, we need DD in nursery another day & a half a week. Partner is looking to me to pay half, which will work out at just under £200. Leaving me £50 a month or so. I feel guilty but I can't afford to live off £50 a month. Is it unreasonable to think he should foot the whole bill? His bills come to just under £2K a month. I do totally appreciate he's very kind in letting me just pay for food & car tax, but it's times like these I miss having a full time wage, as I'm down £500 a month but still incurring the same monthly costs. I just wondered how any one else split their bills?

All money is communal for DH and I, although we have both kept our own accounts too. I earn less than him as I work fewer hours, and there isn't a chance in hell I'd have done that without all the legal rights that marriage brings. Our home is jointly owned. Most savings in my name.

As for your situation, he should be paying all the extra nursery costs and more besides. Your current situation is inequitable and, as others have pointed out, you are in a vulnerable position. You need a good chat about this, DP needs to see hos little you are left with, and his response will tell you a lot. It's also important you understand that having a child with someone is no commitment at all to that other person.

How long will it take you to be debt free?