Guides to splitting expenses and managing your month

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• Guide · Dinners How to split the restaurant bill with tip Split evenly, pay for what you had, or a mix: how to split a restaurant bill and share the tip fairly, with a step-by-step example.
• Guide · Roommates How to split expenses with roommates How to split rent with roommates (evenly, by room size or by income), plus utilities and groceries, and how to close each month without arguments.
• Guide · Your month Small spending: what it is and how to cut it What small spending (the latte factor) is, common examples, what it adds up to in a year and seven ways to cut it without giving up every treat.
• Guide · Trips How to split expenses on a group trip Shared fund or settle up at the end, kids who pay half, families, someone who leaves early and costs in another currency: how to split trip expenses.
• Guide · Couples How to split expenses as a couple without fighting about money 50/50, by income or one shared pot: how couples split household costs, with a 60/40 example, and how to settle up each month without arguing.
• Guide · Budgeting How to make a monthly budget How to make a monthly budget in five steps, with a dollar example, what to do with shared costs and how to keep it in DivMe.
• Guide · Friends How to split expenses with friends and keep it fair How to split expenses with friends when different people paid for different things: find each balance and settle up in a few transfers. With an example.
• Guide · Currencies How to split expenses in different currencies How to split expenses in different currencies on a trip: which exchange rate to use, which currency to settle in, and a euros and dollars example.
• Guide · Getting paid back How to ask a friend to pay you back without losing the friendship How to ask a friend to pay you back for a trip, dinner or weekend: what to text, when to send it and what to do if they still don't pay. With an example.
• Guide · Balances How to figure out who owes who, and know the math adds up How to figure out who owes who in a group: each person's balance, two quick checks to know the math is right, and the mistakes that throw it off.