DaveWays Couples & Family Finance Workbook

Instructions: Enter both incomes and shared bills. Choose a split method. Each partner's fair share calculates automatically.

INCOMEPartner APartner BCombined
Monthly Net Income=B5+C5
Income Share %=B5/MAX($D$5,1)=C5/MAX($D$5,1)
SHARED BILLSAmount
Rent / Mortgage
Utilities
Groceries
Insurance
Transport
Childcare
Other Shared
TOTAL SHARED BILLS=SUM(B10:B16)
SPLIT METHOD
Equal 50/50 - each pays=B17/2
By Income - Partner A pays=B17*B7
By Income - Partner B pays=B17*C7
SHARED SAVINGS GOALSGoalSavedProgress %
House Deposit=C24/MAX(B24,1)
Holiday=C25/MAX(B25,1)
Emergency Fund=C26/MAX(B26,1)
Other=C27/MAX(B27,1)
CONVERSATION PROMPTS (print or discuss)
1. What does financial security look like to each of us?
2. What is one money habit we each want to change?
3. What are our top 3 shared goals for the next 3 years?
4. How much personal spending stays private / no questions asked?
5. When each month will we do our 20-minute money check-in?