When you move into together, how is the rent/bills split up?

Question

Im moving into a new place with my bf, so we'll both be going into a new apartment. What I am asking is, how should the bills and rent be split, I make less than he does, he makes double what I make every hour. So far we've considered 80% of my weekly salary and 80% of his weekly salary to go towards rent....is this a good idea? And what about everything else? Phone, Internet, Food? If you need more details let me know.
Also we both have our own cars (his a 2003, mine a 2004 lease) and insurance to pay for, although he has his life insurance to pay each mth as well, im sure it is not a lot though.

I also want to be able to have some money to save up at the end of the mth for myself as well...girls have a lot to lose! and dont tell me to get a better paying job, thats just how the situation is right now and thats the advice im asking ppl with experience to give.

oh utilities are included in the rent, the only thing is internet and phone which is 70 a month and food/toiletries/etc,

UMMM 80% OF OUR WEEKLLLLLLLY SALARY not monthly or bi0weekly!

GIRLS SHOULD PAY LESS ANYWAYS. if u dont agree with this then dont post anything here grendle

omg raistiliin ur answer is so good i cant give u the best answer until 24 hrs tho urs is the best is the way i was thinking. i didnt need some broken hearted guy like grendle whos been taken advantage of by women and is now hurt and writing bad stuff about this topic on here! THXXX

i found an answer anyways dave,. the guy that posted the program he saw on economics. he is right, the one making less could be scraping by and the one making more has more capital left over. its better to pay a percentage. i figured it all out! thanks guy ill give u the 10 pts in 24 hrs.

Answer 1

I was watching a program on economics and this topic came up. The solution they came up with I think makes a lot of sense.

This is what it suggested.

1) Add up all your mutual bills (ie rent, cable, phone, etc) Do not include bills that would be solely yours and are not incurred by your BF (ie, your carpayment/ his car payment).

2) Add your and your boyfriends monthy TAKE HOME pay.

3) Firgure out what percentage of your bill is your take home pay. For example, if you together bring home $2000 a month and your bills are $1500, then that is 75%.

4) Each of you then take that number (ie 75% in this example) and that apply that to your individual take home pay. So, say you bring home $800. Your contribution would be $600. He brings home $1200, his contribution would be $900. This covers all the bills, and ensure that you both atill have money for yourself.

Yes, it does mean if one person makes more, they carry more of the weight, but at the same time, if it is 50-50, the person that makes more would have a lot more free capital while the other person might just be scarping by.

Hope this helps. It is only one possible idea, but I think it makes a lot of sense.

Answer 2

I was going to give you an answer, then I saw this:

"GIRLS SHOULD PAY LESS ANYWAYS. if u dont agree with this then dont post anything here grendle"

There are no hard and fast rules for such thing, and if you think there are, then you already have your answer.

Saying that "girls should pay less" suggests one of two things: either you think that women are incapable of earning as much as men and so shouldn't expect to pay as much -- which is ridiculous, and does a disservice to women everywhere -- or you think that it's a man's job to bear more financial responsibility than any woman -- and that's an attitude straight out of the 50s, and not at all fair to men.

You know what? I'm going to give you an answer anyway: the rent and bills should be split up however you can both agree to split them up. It's a negotiation between you and your boyfriend, and there are no rules. If you can't work out an equitable arrangement, then you shouldn't be together in the first place, because communication and compromise are essential to a stable, long-term relationship.

Answer 3

There are two basic ways. First, make certian you can afford things as money pressures will end any relationship.

Decide at the begining how things will be paid for; otherwise it wont work. Some people put money in a joint account for rent, etc, but anotehr way is for one to give the other a fixed amount each week.month, and the other pay the bills. Try to save some money or oyu guys will end up fighting over overthing.

try to have fund

Answer 4

in my opinion i imagine you providing for her to in ordinary words pay 50/50 in route of the expenses except the inner most loan is extremely real looking. If she expects to stay there for not some thing in any respect and also you paying each and every thing then i'd advise that you reassess your courting. It sounds to me like she needs a loose experience and that is unreasonable. yet i'd advise that you both take a seat and workout consultation precisely how a lot the month-to-month expenses workout consultation at and split that figure. If multiple the month-to-month expenses are as an celebration your health middle club then she ought to not be predicted to make contributions to that. some human beings get apprehensive about having a joint account so that you want to take that under consideration too. on the top of the day. in case you sense she merely needs to take you for a loose experience then imagine real demanding about the route your courting is going.

Answer 5

80% towards RENT??!!!! Dang, you are living too high on that pig, sweets. Shoot for 25-30% for rent.
As to the divvy ... if you want to be a pet, you should not contribute anything. If you want to be a partner, you should contribute half. If you are trying to negotiate "his money and my money," then you are just roomies and should each be responsible for half the rent, unless you are counting some sort of fee for services to offset your share.
The amount you each make is utterly irrelevant, if you are talking about "fair shares". If you are living in the same space, you should pay the same amount.
My advice, forget about "fair" and focus on what the schmoe is WILLING to fork out for the undeniable pleasure of your company in his flat.

Answer 6

Let him pay the rent and you will pay for the all the utilities. Personal cellphones are paid separate. Go half and half on the grocery bill. That is the fairest arrangement considering that he makes more than you.
Good luck

Answer 7

If you are both paying 80% of your weekly salary to pay for the rent then neither one of you can afford it.

Answer 8

I split everything in half, rent, cable, internet, and even food. We each took care of our own cell phone, car payments and rent.

Answer 9

Quite honestly. None of this matters unless you put in writing. Sounds stupid? Sure. So does ridiculous breakups.

Answer 10

However you want.......I lived with one guy and we split the bills so we each paid half....with my husband, we pool our money into one account and just pay the bills...