Just wondering what you all think is the best way to divide household expenditure.
DP and I are both just finished studying and are job-hunting, and it seems likely that we will end up earning different amounts. Up until now we have had identical incomes, so we have contributed equally to the joint account, which pays for rent, utilities, and food.
I want to know which of these scenarios you think is fairest:
A) Contribution to joint account is as a % of take-home income, so (for example) half my wages and half DP's wages go into the joint account. So whoever earns more contributes more, but also keeps more.
B) Each person gets to keep the same amount, so whoever earns mre contributes more, but both have the same 'disposable' income.
C) Something in the middle of A and B (not sure how to work it out)
D) We each contribute the same to the joint account, because we're both eating the food, both using the electric, both living in the flat (this is not really an option, so don't choose it okay?)
We don't have children so there's no issue of childcare, SAHPing, etc.
Thanks!