<prompt> Human: My SO and I are planning to move out together towards the end of this year after August and Im already thinking about budgeting etc. Were setting up a joint account to put bill money in each month, but I dont know whether it should be a 5050 split or percentage of wage... I can see that 5050 is fair enough, for all of the obvious reasons. But I also feel that if one of us is earning more than the other then its less fair to pay equal, because the one earning less will have to less money to spendsave. Doing a percentage split I feel is fair, because were both working the same amount of hours, putting in the same time and the same effort for our money and its neither of our faults that one is earning more than the other, so if you consider it in terms of something that costs 50, one of us would have to work say 5 hours for that and the other would have to work 8 hours not realistic then thats not fair... But also, because were in a relationship that shouldnt make us feel entitled to the other ones money? What are your opinions on this? Im leaning towards percentage, because although by the time we move out our wage difference will be small, in years to come it is likely to be a fairly substantial difference. SO agrees, but hes a hell of a lot more laid back than I am and would probably go with anything I say haha! Scouting for opinions :  <response>: Imo 5050 up to the point the lower earner is comfortable with. After that, if the higher earner wants a nicer place for example, they would pay anything extra. So if the lower earner is ok spending up to 500month, but the higher earner wants a place thats 1250month, the higher earner will pay 750month. 