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Split rent · worked example

Internet for all, streaming for some

Internet is a household utility; a streaming subscription is a choice. Split each one among the people who actually use it.

Per month
$120.00
Sample numbers
Worked example

The numbers, step by step

The household pays $70 for internet, which everyone uses. Ana and Ben share one streaming service at $18 and Ben and Cam share another at $12; a $20 family music plan covers all three. The prices are samples; use yours.

  1. Ana pays $39.01 a month.
  2. Ben pays $45.00 a month.
  3. Cam pays $35.99 a month.

Names and amounts are samples. Change any number in the calculator above and the result updates.

Keep it running

Turn this into a household: rent posts at the agreed split each month, bills split by days home, and housr works out who owes whom. Roommates join with a link and a name.

Make it a household

When this split is fair, and when it isn’t

Fair when

  • Each subscription is split only among the people using it, so nobody pays for a service they never open.
  • The person whose card the subscriptions are on is repaid through the household ledger rather than chasing three small amounts.
  • Internet and the router stay equal even if one person streams more, unless your plan charges by data used; then the heavy user can reasonably cover any overage.

Not so fair when

  • If someone works from home and needs a faster plan than the others would choose, they might reasonably pay the difference between the two plans.
  • Some services limit sharing to one household; check the terms before splitting an account with someone who doesn’t live with you.
  • Don’t split these by days home; a subscription costs the same whether you are home or not.

This is general information about splitting costs between yourselves, not legal advice. Your lease and your state’s law decide what you owe the landlord.

Split rent

Someone was away for a month. Who pays the electric bill?

Rent doesn’t change when you travel, but usage does. Split the part of the bill that follows use by days at home, and keep the fixed charges even.

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One of you works from home. Should they pay more for utilities?

A home office runs heating or cooling, lights and a computer through the day. That is real use, but often smaller than people fear. Put a number on it and see.

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One roommate pays the landlord. Who sends them what?

Many landlords take one payment. Whoever sends it is fronting money for everyone, so make the amounts exact and the record shared.

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