Looking to move in with my partner and need to have a sit down and talk about finances but it's a bit complicated and not sure how to work this out fairly!
I earn £3500pm and my partner earns £2800 post tax.
Both have 3 children each. He pays child maintenance of £750pm, I receive no child maintenance for my children.
Would you pool all money together and split what is leftover? Do a percentage split based on income and if so would this be before or after child maintenance? Or 50/50?
We will both have the household bills plus food and days out etc equal. However both have individual costs too - me a car and a few hundred on a credit card and him a small credit card also plus petrol.
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How to divide household finances when moving in with new partner?
AIBunnecessary · 17/04/2024 01:15
crosstrainerornament · 17/04/2024 13:14
I don't think earnings come into it.
Yes you earn more but you get no child support.
You need a fair ratio
I worked it out by classing DS as 0.5 a person cos he's here half the time but eats loads!
I added up the bills and food, divided by 5.
I pay 3/5 and he pays 2/5
Realise yours is more complicated but you could work out no of beds occupied over a 2 week basis
So you're 14, he's 14, your kids are 12 each, his are 2 each
14+14+(3x12)+(3x2) = 70
You pay 50/70
He pays 20/70
So if the bills are 2500, you pay 1785, he pays 715
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