If by “romantic partner” you mean a spouse, we pool everything into one account and manage our finances jointly.
4 weeks ago | 84
I deliver the money and my wife spends it, of course she also spends on stuff I need. We have done this for 28 years. I get a weekly allowance for small things, but I have been saving most of it for a gift I have in mind for her 60th birthday.
4 weeks ago | 37
We ask if each partner "feels it is fair" and adjust accordingly. Its a great way to talk about the petty resentment that creep into relationships.
3 weeks ago | 4
None of the above. People who have to think this through aren’t in a lasting marriage. You’re either married to your other half or you’re not. There is no “mine” or “yours”. Everything is OURS, regardless of how much each of us bring to the table. If you’re in a sustainable marriage you are one flesh, one force, therefore, one sole financial system.
3 weeks ago | 1
That’s actually one of the things that’s hurting us. I want to save and invest into our future. She wants to spend and go shopping
3 weeks ago | 6
50/50 mostly, but as the person making more I'll pay for pet insurance, a little more on rent, and buy things for the house.
3 weeks ago | 1
I am not subscribed to any of these subscriptions and don’t plan on it anytime soon. All I have at the moment is Spotify for students at 4.99/month. I am military so I utilize the gym for free on my installation and I have Hulu as part of my Spotify student plan. This works for me and it allows me to save money
3 weeks ago | 0
You are missing a common option where the man is the provider who pays for the woman :)
4 weeks ago | 12
Sometimes she pays for things but mostly I pay. At the end of the day it’s a joint acct lol it works out well for us because neither of us are big spenders.
4 weeks ago | 5
You open a third bank account and each put in a set percentage (Say 40%) of your monthly paycheck. That way you each contribute, and it's income based. If one of you is earning 35k and the other is earning 70k, yet you split everything down the middle 50/50, that's not fair. It only works if you're earning the same.
4 weeks ago (edited) | 1
My take is that we split 50/50 until one of us starts to earn significantly more, like 1,5-2+ times than the other. If we get married we can combine, I don't want kids without marriage so it's a lot more convenient this way
3 weeks ago | 0
Depends living costs are based of income but other things like going out to eat or let's say a new bed would be split 50/50
3 weeks ago | 0
Vincent Chan
How do you prefer splitting costs with a romantic partner?
Share your thoughts in the comments - how do you and your partner handle money decisions?
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 72