How do you split bills? 50/50

[daisyflowers12]

Hi couples living together - household bills.

How do you split these up?

Do you do 50/50? Does your partner pay more because he earns more or vice versa?

Thought it would be interesting to see everyone's views and opinions as I know everyone will have different ways of doing it.

We both put a % in a joint account for bills & food. We both then have own spending money and I don't have to justify what I spend my money on. I pay for own car, insurance, phone and dogs etc.

He works, I don't. He pays the rent and gas and electric, I pay other bills. I get benefits paid into my account and he gives me money each month paid into my account. I end up with more in my account at the end of the month but I do the food shops and he can access my account. My account is more like a joint account.

My OH earns around 15K more than me with the odd bonus. We pay roughly 60:40 and transfer a set amount each month into a bills account, this also covers the food shop. My OH tends to use his bonuses to pay for holidays, meals out etc and to put away into our joint savings

The money we have left over we do what we want, I tend to save 10% of my wages each month. It seems to work for us.

50:50. I had no idea what he earned - the ex.

I get PIP and ESA for health conditions. He pays the main bills and I get the food shopping, school dinners and children's stuff. Seems to work ok.

We have always split everything 50/50. We both have good jobs, and are higher rate taxpayers. DP earns a bit more than me, but as a good feminist I insist on equality.

I think it depends on your life stage. Just moved in together first house type scenario - with no kids involved, then I'd say 50/50 unless higher earner pushed for a bigger rent/mortgage in which case they should cover that - but maybe with some equity gain if the house is owned.

If however you have kids together I think it should either be relative to income or ideally pooled resources so you both have the same spends (and I'd say this even if your were not married if there are kids involved.)

Everything bar £200 each is in a shared account.

Joint account, wages go in and bills get paid. We spend what we want, unless a bigger purchase then we discuss it. My dh earns more but I do more housework. It's a team affair. Do not understand "yours and mine", surely you're a team??

All our money is family money. It’s been that way since we got engaged.

Dh’s wages get paid into the bills account and my wages get paid into a separate account which is used for spending.

we discuss any purchases over £50 unless it’s a gift for each other.