Reply to: housekeeping contribution

[Zorba]

Put it in a joint account and spend each according to their need.

Don't joint accounts cause some sort of S660 issue?

[Zorba]

Give it all, see what she give you back. Problem solved!

That's actually what I do. Works fine.

[EternalOptimist]

No Mortgage, No Debt, she works and you work away? Why would you give her anything apart from a good seeing-to every now and then?
What are you, a man or a mouse?

well, she does buy the cheese

[shaunbhoy]

As a married contractor, often working away from home, no mortgage, wife works, no debt

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

No Mortgage, No Debt, she works and you work away? Why would you give her anything apart from a good seeing-to every now and then?
What are you, a man or a mouse?

[lilelvis2000]

After bills, food etc.. are taken into account - the wife gets about £100/week. Which can barely manage to cover her shoe bill - nevermind the jewelry and clothes.

[The Lone Gunman]

Are you Married or not?

Do you remember your vows?

It is no longer yours and hers, you now share all resources equaly.
Put it in a joint account and spend each according to their need.

[Old Greg]

And if you don't get it right now, you'll only be hiding it from the CSA like the rest of this sorry lot here.

[alreadypacked]

You should both give an equal amount, or if you want to make it even fairer, each give a percentage of your earnings so that each contributes in accordance with their ability.

Is that Mr or Ms KathyWoolfe ?

[KathyWoolfe]

As a married contractor, often working away from home, no mortgage, wife works, no debt

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

You should both give an equal amount, or if you want to make it even fairer, each give a percentage of your earnings so that each contributes in accordance with their ability.

[Old Greg]

[QUOTE=alreadypacked]

As a married contractor, often working away from home, no mortgage, wife works, no debt

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

Give it all, see what she give you back. Problem solved!

Great minds etc.... It would be best if it was paid straight into a bank account he had no access to.

[Burdock]

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

Working on the site,
From Morning 'till night,
That's livin' alright,
That's livin' alright,


Working all day,
For a packet of pay,
And send a little back to the wife,

Still you keep a little here,
Just to keep you in beer,
That's livin alright.

Yeah you play the game,
Then it's Auf Wiedersehen,
That's livin alright.

[King Cnvt]

Send her out to work and hire a Polish cleaner. She can pay for the cleaner out of her wages.

Sorted.

[PRC1964]

As a married contractor, often working away from home, no mortgage, wife works, no debt

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

A pearl necklace

[alreadypacked]

[QUOTE=EternalOptimist]As a married contractor, often working away from home, no mortgage, wife works, no debt

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

Give it all, see what she give you back. Problem solved!

[Old Greg]

As a married contractor, often working away from home, no mortgage, wife works, no debt

what would you consider to be a fair amount to give the wife every week for house keeping ?

What would be a fair amount for her to give you as your pin money?