You just work it out. Period.
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I think if youâre married, bills shouldnât be split, yâallâs money should be together because sometimes you make more, sometimes he makes more, but if you put your money together it doesnât matter⌠youâre in a marriage and you support each other til the end so splitting shouldnât be mentioned til death (or in some cases: divorce)
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We just combined our money. We r married it is both our money.
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We typically go by % of income so we both have money leftover. He takes on some of the bigger bills and I take care of things like groceries and vet bills, etc. Itâs always pretty fluid. If one of us needs money and the other has it, itâs natural to share back and forth. We make it work.
Edit to add: we actually make right around the same amount per year. +/- $5k or so.
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We have one checking account and all bills come out of there. I wouldnât want to stress over who makes how much. We just pay our bills and live life.
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My husband get paid mote. But he pays for the more expensive utilities ie: mortgage, car insurance, phones. But I pay for everything else. And w.e our childern need. So I would say we pay 50/50
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Who cares. As long as ur both working it doesnât matter. Money is just money.
And alot of divorces happen over financial abuse.
As long as the bills are paid. Thatâs what matters.
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My husband and I have separate accounts BUT we also have a JOINT account lol all the bills we have are from BEFORE we got married lol⌠but we both are on the same page when it comes to bills and who can pay what with what check as we get paid different weeks
Between me and my bf we pay what we can whoever can pay more then the other does
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Why not put all the money into one account and pay the bills from there? If you want to have some money for yourself, then organize it to come out of that account into your current ones. Why are you living such a divided life?
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Do you have separate guys checking accounts? Or does it all go together?
I honestly donât understand married couples who keep their own money and split bills. Are you married or are you room mates?
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We have one bill account that we both add money to. I try to have us add equal amounts (Iâm in charge of finances) but I make more than he does, so, there are times that I have to pay a little more towards bills than my husband does.
Every situation is different, but I think it should be equal (or as close it it as possible). Youâre both adults using the same things and youâre both capable of paying your part 
My boyfriend makes more than me, he pays house bills and phone. I pay for groceries and emergent necessities. Otherwise I just save my pay checks.
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We each have our own acct, but both have cards to each acct, so whoever has $ in their acct, thatâs the one we use. Thereâs no mine and his 
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We split or whoever makes more that week we do 50/50 most of the time
Whatever works for your family.
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We donât keep our money seperate so I have no input .
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We are a family. We do not split the bills, we pool it. But if you are going to act like roommates; then it is 50/50. You wouldnât ask someone to pay more rent because they make more.
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I bet if the spouse/partner made more than the person making more now this question wouldnât be asked!! 
We pay everything together, we live together I mean whatâs the problem. Whatever is left is for us
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We have our own bank accounts, we have our own bills. He makes more so he buys the groceries more etc
I think that depends on what you mean by making more. If youâre bringing in 2000 bi weekly & he brings in 700 I think you could help out with some of the extra bills so he has some extra money. We split things but we donât keep track. We both pitch in for rent then I buy groceries. He pays my car insurance & phone. I pay most of the tv subsections. He pays the power& gas. I pay the water. We donât count dollar for dollar & we help eachother out when needed
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He makes more so he puts in more than I do so we both have some leftover. I buy stuff for the kids and house where he pays for nights out and vacations and occasionally stuff for kids too if i donât have it. It works for us
You are married. Just pay bills from yâallâs account? Why keep tabs?
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My husband is the bread winner. I tie up the loose ends, pay for fun things and manage our primary savings account. He handles the big bills and takes care of the car. It really depends on the relationship
Yall are supposed to be one.
The money should be put together as yâalls money. And the bills should be paid from the shared money
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My husband makes a TON more than me. He takes care of bills and major groceries.
I take care of clothing, small grocery trips, diapers, wipes, and baby necessities, school supplies, house supplies (any reno jobs he pays). Just recently I was able to make enough to help buy flights and hotel for a trip we made together. Every relationship has their OWN way of handling money. My husband and I donât even share accounts besides a main savings.
I think people should pay proportionally to household expenses. Whatever proportion of the money each brings in is how you divide bills. If he makes 60% of the income, and you make 40%, thatâs the percentage you contribute. My ex paid the mortgage, I paid everything else. We each paid for our car expenses and went together on major appliances and large furniture purchases.
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I think its what works for you guys. If someone is unhappy it needs to be changed to make both equal as happy. Would it be done by %. Percentages can make things seem more fair. Always try to see things from the other point of view. Always do the math. Then workout a fair compromise everyone can be happy with. Best wishes.
For 30 years we each get a set amount in cash. That is our âspend it how you likeâ money. The rest goes into our joint checking for bills, savings and necessities. Big purchases are mutually agreed upon. I generally manage the day to day expenses.
In my house since im the only one with a checking account i pay all bills that can be paid online and he buys groceries and household stuff with cash it basically evens out.
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All goes in one pot and pays all bills. Discuss getting nice things with each other. You are not 2 separate people anymore when you get married. You become one. Marriage is no place for selfishness anyways.
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All money goes into same pot. No comparing. The bills get paid.
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If it comes down to you have to think about "splitting 50/50* yall shouldnt be married yours is his and his is yours point blank period! You guys are fighting the world not eachother. You grow together your earn together and you stay blessed togetherâ:raised_hands: you cant do that then let it go n go find the one that you can with
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My husband never questions where i spend money and i dont question him even when i was stuck home with a high risk pregnancy and couldnt work this guy never held that over my head. Find you a him 
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UmmmmâŚput it all together, pay the bills outta it, and then share the restâŚ
If you a coupleâŚa partnership in lifeâŚitâs BOTH yâallâs moneyâŚ
My Mr and I put all our money into the potâŚbills get paidâŚthen foodâŚthen fun. We discuss the fun money, cause sometimes we save it to add to the next pay to purchase something bigger if neededâŚ
I donât get this âtheir bills, my billsâ, stuffâŚitâs ALL your bills if you partners âŚlol
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Money was our last worries, heâs the bread winner
In our house there is no split anything. We are 1 not 2. The bills get paid every month and thatâs that. Unless yâall are roommates and thatâs a different story.
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We donât do 50/50. My money is his and his is mine. We are always asking each other before we get anything extra
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We donât have a his and mine. We pool everything we have because we are a team and thatâs how we roll
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Whatever happen to one account both checks go in and you just pay your bills?? Are my husband and I the only ones who still do This?
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Should be whatever works for you both, i make heaps less than my partner so he helps out with most of the bills i just chip in what i can and that works for us,
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50/50. If either earns more too bad, your money left over is yours theirs is theirs.
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It doesnât matter if you are married itâs all communal money. So, in essence the money of each is added together then halved no matter how much each makes.
If married, why you even worried about who pay what, you are supposed to be a team.
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If married husband assumes all financial burdens of the family. If single yes co-habination expenses split equally.
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Stop thinking a âmineâ or âyoursâ. Just have one sit down and write out all the bills and then pay them.
We put ours in same account and regardless of amount we pay our debtsâŚwe donât nickel and dime eachother. No âIâ in teamwork as long as you both are doing your best.
Honestly if your married or in a serious relationship all the money gets put into one there is no 50/50. Major buys are discussed. All the bills get paid, discussion of putting anything into savings and then a budget for everything else.
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I never understand why people have his and hers or their money 
we have a joint account and everything comes out together
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Are yâall roommates or married Iâm confused??
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Nah, just pay the damn bills. Youâll create resentment with the lesser earner. Yâall in this together. I make substantially more than my wife, and I would NEVER expect her to split the bills 50/50. How she gonna get her nails done like that. And 
I WANT HER NAILS DONE! 
We keep separate accounts. I make 4x more than he does. He pays what he can and I pay all the rest.
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Wait your married and you keep track of whose money is whose?
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We have a joint bank account so it donât matter
Sounds like a flatting situation rather than a couple
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One bank account and you pay your bill this is so petty I hate relationship like this 3 cords of one you are married you are one
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I say the financial burden should go by how much each person makes. So you pay the same percentage based off your income
Should always be 50/50
My husband and I donât have separate bills!!!
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50 50 but that donât mean shit
My fiancee and I live together and he has 4 children. When we first started dating I was all got 50/50 but he didnt want to agree because I made more then he did almost twice as much. So then I showed him what it was like if he had to pay 5/6th of everything for his share and his children. He then agreed in 50/50. Now were engaged and its who has more this week
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We donât have separate bills we have joint account snd bills come out and then we both just spend if itâs in there
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Are they your partner or flat mate?
We have a joint account so it doesnât matter
50/50. We each have our own account. We split paying everything so it doesnât get put on 1 person.
My SO pays the mortgage and I pay all the other bills. Much easier that way.
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It should be 50/50. Your in a relationship one shouldnât feel they have to take care of the other unless agreed to
When my husband and I both worked the person who made the most paid the bills the person who made the least put their whole check in savings
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I believe pay what you can
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He makes more and We still pay 50-50 on bills and I pay most of anything child related bcc of child tax 
We share a bank account and he makes waaaay more than i do. So we just pay bills
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50/50 rest in joint savings
We donât split bills or anything of the sort. All of our income goes into the same account and we pay whatâs due. It doesnât matter who pays what. The money is ours as a whole. Doesnât matter who makes more or who got paid that week.
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We have always just looked at it like âyour money is my moneyâ. I mean we have the same bills and kids to take care of. We have a joint checking account and separate savings accounts. Bills and daily expenses come out of our checking. If either of us needs/wants things we buy it no questions asked. We have our savings for the things that arenât considered necessity and want for ourselves. Works for us.
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1 saves the other pays bills
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Iâd say you could both either agree to live within the means of the smaller paycheck or workout the percentages to be fair.
I believe that since we are married that all the money goes into one account and pay the bills and whatever is leftover goes for gas groceries etc and then into savings
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Whether you combine money or not you both should have separate accounts as well for discretionary spending.
50/50 isnât fair if one person makes way more than the other. Women really need to consider this especially if they intend to leave the work force to care for children. You will lose years of earning power and raises. Something to consider.
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Joint account so everyoneâs contribution is put to good use. Just because one person makes more doesnât necessarily work harder. Itâs supposed to be a partnership.
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The way we do it in our home is the one that makes more pays majority of the bills. Itâs not fair for the one that doesnât make as much to pay just as much as the other person. We have separate accounts and individual bills in our names that we are responsible for. No pressure and no stress.
All our money goes in to one account and we pay all bills together and whatever is left we decide together how to spend or not spend it.
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Whichever one of us has the money in their account pays- we donât keep tabs on it. Weâre a partnership.
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Joint account. All money goes in the 1 account and all bills get paid from it⌠his money is my money, my money is hisâŚ
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They should do the bigger bills and you do the smaller ones
Depends on the couple, the income and the dynamic of the relationship . Long as itâs fair and both people are happy thatâs all that matters xxx
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All money should be pooled into a household income, then all bills paid first. The remaining disposable should then be 50/50
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It depends how big the pay gap is
If it was a big big gap if maybe do a . Spit based on earnings
If itâs not that big a gap or will still leave both with enough disposal income then 50/50
Donât have that problem no man lol 
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Me and my partner donât pay 50/50 as he earns way more than me (his choice). He makes sure Iâm left with more than what I like to spend a month 
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in my house my hubby pays more he earns more (his choice not mine!) but i dont feel bad because if it was the other way around i would do the same, and as were married i see his money as mine anyway and my money is his, i wouldnât say there is a right or wrong in this situe unless the couple earn the same then yes should be 50/50
My partner earns almost double what I earn, we split it 60/40 ish. 50/50 wouldnât work fairly for us
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I work part time but my partner is main income. He pays all big bills and I do the food shops, school clubs etc. Iâm a SAHM and a live in cleaner too so he cant complainâ:rofl:
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Combine income to pay all bills and split whatâs left 50/50
Generally, as I earn a more regular income, I pay the direct debits and he pays for everything else e.g food, going out, buying gifts etc
My partner earns over double that was I earn⌠if I paid 50% of the bills I would be left with nothing⌠if u are a couple the house is both of yours. U are a team⌠why would u want your partner to be left with nothing?
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Iâd say itâs more about the amount of disposable income. That should be equal. Itâs not fair for one person to be left with a lot More than the other after paying the bills.
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All our money has always gone into a joint account and itâs never been an issue for us.
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His money is my money and my money is his money. We look at it as âit all comes from the same place.â Financial stress is one of the biggest arguments marriages have. As long as our families bills are paid, we donât care whoâs check it came from.
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