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Moving in with my GF - Bills Help
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Get a joint account, work out how much your bills are per month. Divide that amount based on salaries (so if you earn 40% of your joint household income, you contribute 40% towards bills). Put your share in the joint account on payday.
That's how my partner and I always did it before we went full joint income. Personally as the one who earnt a little less for most of our time living together, only paying a percentage based on what I contributed really helped. There was a period where I was paying 50% and having quite a bit less than him disposable per month and it starts to breed resentment when you can't afford to do all the things your partner wants to. So for me that's important to get straightened out early.0 -
You need to split the bills 50/50 as you both enjoy the heating, sky, broadband, Netflix, etcHowever it's your g/f house and she should start to repay the loan she has got from the family.
£500 a month is a start and maybe what she would pay to rent a similar property.0
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