splitting bills

simone79

Hi all was wondering if I could get advice on I I'm overreacting my bills are 400 monthly not including missalanious I get 400 a week my husband 300 he pays only 100 per month towards everything not a cent more his wages go to paying loans he has before we met he doesn't see its not fair all I'm paying and tells me I'm been unreasonable expecting him to pay more am I?

Stheno

How much is he paying monthly off his loans?

simone79

All rest of what he earns he says

Stheno

I think what you should probably do is sit down and write out every expense you both have each month so you know what your commitments are tbh.

Then you could try to agree how to split your expenses.

If your husband is spending all of his wages on bills and loans, how is he paying for petrol, food etc?

simone79

I buy food and everything he needs

ash23

You aren't over reacting. Can he approach the bank and restructure his loans so that his monthly payments are lower and he can contribute to the household?

Ursus Horribilis

It's funny that although you're married, you're still talking in terms of his bills and your bills. Have you ever actually sat down with a calculator and worked out what it costs to run the household? I would have thought that it would make sense to start off with a 50/50 split on certain things you both share. Rent/mortgage, electricity, heating, internet, TV, food. Then see how you go from there?

ted1

Your married, your money should be pooled. My misses closed her business when we had kids. My income is our income

Emme

Would you go to MABS together to discuss a way of managing your expenses more effectively?