We split bills equally even when one of us earned a lot more
Hannah and Max have always split their money equally even when one has earned considerably more than the other. "We've always wanted to do things
Hannah and Max have always split their money equally even when one has earned considerably more than the other. "We've always wanted to do things 50/50," Max, 31, says. "We made a commitment to each other that what's mine is yours, and vice versa." The couple got married after two years together, when Max was earning £70,000 a year working in tech, and Hannah, who works in the charity sector, was earning considerably less.
Their salaries go into a joint account and their mortgage, bills, food, petrol and other household costs are paid out of this. Each month they take the same
amount for personal spending. If one of them wants to buy clothes, make-up or go to the pub they can do that without feeling watched and "it means
we aren't accountable to each other for those things", says Max. They also divide money into different pots, including savings and smaller funds for predictable spending like haircuts.
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