Vacation rental fee split pondered
DEAR ABBY: My family and I are set to take a week-long vacation with another family this summer. We will be renting a house. What is the appropriate split for the rental fee? My wife and I have four children; the other couple has two. All of the children are under the age of 8.
I think my wife and I should pay more because our family is larger. The other couple wants to pay 50/50. I think an appropriate compromise would be for each family to pay half the rental, but my wife and I pay for all of the food. What do you think? — HAPPY PROBLEM
DEAR HAPPY PROBLEM: I think it would be appropriate to offer a split of 60/40. That way you would be paying a little bit extra. However, if they still prefer splitting it in half, you should agree rather than argue.