Help please

con1888

Sometime next year, probably around February I will be taking a wage cut. The reason is I am dropping one days work a week to enable me to do a college course ( which after 2 years should give me what I need to get a better job in a field I like).

Partner and I were going to review the bills to a percentage of what we pay.

His net income (after tax etc) will be £1100 and mine will be around £750.

I am terrible with maths so can't work that out can anyone help me by explaining what percentage we should each pay and how to explain it to him also.


Thanks.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

looks like,

partner 59.5%

yourself 40.5%

just call it 60/40.

con1888

Nevermind we have had an argument in the 5 minutes since asking this question he doesn't agree with the percentage thing so I have told him if thats the case I am moving out.
Thanks for the help, I explained it to him but he doesn't agree which in my oppinion is selfish, I told him I am not paying the same when I don't earn the same and his answer was ' well you can't stay here'.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

sorry about that, but thanks for letting me know.

Hope you havn't bought his Christmas present yet.

Good luck.

Padstow

I had a similar conversation with my daughter, who's just rented the prettiest little house with her boyfriend, until then she had shared with fellow students.
It's a large rent and I expressed concern that as he earns less, shouldn't he pay less? But as she said, he gets exactly the same benefits from the property as she does, so should pay the same. Yes, I can see her point. It could otherwise get silly. He watches televison for four hours a day, I watch two hours, should we divide the licence accordingly?

Padstow

After your college course, when you earn more, will he have to pay less for everything?

victory

con1888 wrote: »

Nevermind we have had an argument in the 5 minutes since asking this question he doesn't agree with the percentage thing so I have told him if thats the case I am moving out.
Thanks for the help, I explained it to him but he doesn't agree which in my oppinion is selfish, I told him I am not paying the same when I don't earn the same and his answer was ' well you can't stay here'.

Not good, surely in two years time you will have more though and in the end it sort of works itself out?

londonsurrey

I suppose that better it's all sorted out and in the open now, before you bought a house together or had a baby, and he still thought that you had to pay 50% whilst looking after it.

His answer makes it sound like you're a housemate with benefits rather than a life partner.

Padstow

londonsurrey wrote: »

I suppose that better it's all sorted out and in the open now, before you bought a house together or had a baby, and he still thought that you had to pay 50% whilst looking after it.

His answer makes it sound like you're a housemate with benefits rather than a life partner.

We don't know what the arrangement is. She made no mention of a "life" partner.
Partner is an overused word. "I've been seeing my partner now for three months, he lives with his mum." To me that's a boyfriend.

My daughter was horrified when I asked whether her boyfriend was her partner. She considers partners are Jeremy Kyle speak.

No one in her circle has a partner. They are either boyfriends, fiances or husbands. The only partners are in business.
Step mum is also overused, so I won't comment on that.
Margaret Clare, where are you?

CH27

con1888 wrote: »

Nevermind we have had an argument in the 5 minutes since asking this question he doesn't agree with the percentage thing so I have told him if thats the case I am moving out.
Thanks for the help, I explained it to him but he doesn't agree which in my oppinion is selfish, I told him I am not paying the same when I don't earn the same and his answer was ' well you can't stay here'.

Not much of a partnership then.

dirtysexymonkey

op youve conveniently left out that he pays all the mortgage costs, with you just paying £50 rent.

in that case you really should be paying 50% of the bills. i completely agree with your oh. it seems as if you just want him for his money. evidenced by the way you talk about him and how youre quite happy to end the relationship if he doesnt pay even more money so you can voluntarily give up a quarter of your pay!