How much should each of us put into the joint account?

Put in your incomes and the shared costs for the month: the calculator splits the joint account the way you want to organize it.

// your incomes

First person's nameMonthly take-home pay for Blue

Second person's nameMonthly take-home pay for Orange

// shared costs a month

Description of expense 1Amount of expense 1

Description of expense 2Amount of expense 2

Description of expense 3Amount of expense 3

Description of expense 4Amount of expense 4

Description of expense 5Amount of expense 5

// total $1,800 a month

// extras

Joint saving per monthExtra cushion: 0%

// how you split

// joint account$1,800a month

// Blue

puts in $1,145

has $1,655 left · 40.9% of their income

// Orange

puts in $655

has $945 left · 40.9% of their income

// comparison

// how to set it up

Open a joint account just for these expenses.
Schedule two transfers for payday: Blue $1,145, Orange $655.
Set it up so rent or mortgage, groceries, electricity, water, internet and phone are paid from it. Review it when an income changes.

// your plan by email

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It comes with your numbers and a link back here, with everything just as you left it.