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Originally Posted by AGDee
Suze Orman (sp?) suggests that finances be split by how much each person makes. So, if one of you makes 60% of the total income of the household and the other makes 40%, then rent, utilities, etc. would be split 60/40.
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You REALLY have to be sure that the couple is able to "handle" such an uneven division, though - for some, 50/50 is better simply because it is, well, simple.
Some people run into problems where the 60 "half" feels entitlement, because he/she "paid for (most of) that" or something similar. Also, if one of the bills (say, internet) is used primarily by the 40 "half", the majority payer may develop issues with paying for the majority of something they don't use.
I realize these issues seem petty, but I've known a few couples who started off paying by wage difference and wound up just splitting necessities 50/50 because it ended fights . . . non-essentials generally wind up paid for by the higher earner somewhat more frequently anyway, barring an extreme case of "macho man syndrome", so it somewhat works out.
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