Joint accounts: how couples split money

Moving in together? The 'who pays for what' talk goes better before the first bill.

Three common setups

All in: both salaries go into one account. Bills pot: each pays into a joint account for shared costs and keeps the rest separate. Fully separate: you split each bill. Many couples split shared costs in proportion to income, so it feels fair when one earns more.

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