Should A Working Couple Split The Bills?

Nothing is ever 50/50 even love!  It is a partnership! Like a see-saw! Up and down and up and down. . . . only temporary periods of equilibrium. The reason I encourage both parties to work outside of the home.  In 2009. . . .one person cannot do it all. . . .if you try it,. . . .you lose your life and your sanity!  You place your whole family in an an uncomfortable situation including a very uncertain feature with putting all your fragile eggs in one basket.

Yes, the man should pay more since the woman runs the home.  I personally do not want a "baby-sitter" husband. . . that is easy work.  I need him to make money and I am only there for 'back up". . .just in case he loses his job and or he falls sick.  My primary responsiblities are my kids!  His primary responsiblity. . . heading the household like all the "holy books" have shouted to the world!  I can never give up ma kids to be a bread winner sorry, if I can help it! Not interested in being a "super coporate woman"!  I am only a helper!  But things do change and you learn to roll with the punches till you can get things back on track!

Even if you make exactly the same amount of money. . . . .you do not spend exactly the same amount of money always. . . .we all have other family responsibilties like our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and so on and and so forth we have to help individually from within any given marriage.

Who ever makes more. . . . .pays more!  As long as the bills are all paid. . . no wahala.  All fingers are not equal.

When you have a family to feed. . . . . who does what really does not matter as long as all work together.  Where problems come up is if there is something bothering the couple. . . . lack of trust, infidelity, financial problems, extra-familial interference, medical conditions, lack of planning and just plain rivalry and jealousy. . . . then couples start to fight amongst themselves since one party feels cheated.

All things being seldom equal, it does not matter who makes more. . . .like Nike saysJUST DO IT!. . . .and quit complaining. . . the bills have to be paid!   The children must play their games and eat cereal. . . no body really cares how the man and the woman do it.

oyb I like this ya topic o
Is madam refusing to bring her money?

I believe like the other ladies have said that a husband and wife in todays world ought to share the responsibilities.
Typically the man earns more so he should pay more.

I believe a couple ought to sit down and draw a budget.
and know exactly what comes in and goes out from their income
But a woman always   should have her own checking/current account and manage it herself.

Typically if the man earns more,he ought to take up the big ticket items like mortgages/rent,insurances for cars,home,heating,electric,day care.
Madam can help out with cable,water,trash collection,food,phone.
Each person should pay their cell phone and credit cards if they have any.
Each one should pay their own school loans if they have any not rolled into the home.

Money issues have caused countless divorces and each couple should do what works for them.

@topic,i think it should be spilt between both parties though not 50/50.Basically the MAN of the house pays more while the woman pays for the little meagre stuffs.

If na me sha I no go split the bills na de man go pay for all de bills wetin I earn na my pocket money.

Should be based on one's income, with the higher wage earner assuming a larger percentage of the bills.

Yes they can split bills but into two unequal parts. And mine lesser of course. Cos if equal, i feel like i have a mate.

I mean, tho i fantasize to be rich, i want my hubby richer.

^ Beware of psychos.

You Nigerians have a twisted view of marriage. It's quite disgusting.

i'm quite traditional so i tend to lean towards the idea that the man of the house paves the way in financial issues in a home (just for myself though, not generalising) I would rather my wife use her money to treat the kids & herself always, and me occasionally and attend to her business interests.

that said, it's only right that a working woman does her part in the financial setup of a home. afterall she was made to be a "helper" to the man.

My wife pays the council tax and I pay every other bill; including putting petrol in her car sometimes and servicing it. She just dey chance me anyhow 

chancing you? no you are in control :Dyou are the sole  captain of the ship - (even if you wife has all the free cash  )

Although I am the head of the family, we are still in a partnership. She sure has more money tucked away from earnings than me BUT she knows that I can command more things than she can.

Make I no talk too much

I don't think splitting it 50 - 50 is the tight thing to do.
I think if the wife can, then she can support her man with regards to bills etc.

Adeboo, nice pic 

I totally believe in spliting bills.
I would never go 50/50 though. i have a second job which is on the home front which loverboy can never split 50/50 with me. 
I tell my husband that the extra bills he pays is why i drag my tired soul up in the morning to cook for him and get everybody ready in the morning. It is also why i pick up behind everybody and why i am the last to sleep. Its the reason im steaming myself in the kitchen while he is flipping channels. i know how much of the family load im carrying but I would never split down the middle. never. The extra i save for me and my child so that when and if the apple cart is upset ,i am to start rebuilding.