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Guides on bill splitting and shared expenses
Practical guides from HarnDuay on splitting bills, sharing food costs, handling tax and service charge, and settling up with friends fairly.
How to split food costs with friends fairlyA complete guide to splitting food costs with friends: equal vs itemized splits, handling VAT and service charge, with a worked example.How to calculate VAT 7% and service charge 10% on a billUnderstand how VAT and service charge work on Thai restaurant bills: the calculation order, formulas, and a worked example, plus how to split it.Splitting shabu fairly when some order extras and drinksHow to split a shabu buffet fairly: separate the per-head price, premium add-ons, drinks, and service charge, with a worked example.Splitting a whole trip with friends, from lodging to fuelHow to split travel costs with friends when there are many expenses and people take turns paying, plus how to minimise transfers, with an example.How to split group expenses systematically, from roommates to teamsA guide to managing recurring group expenses — roommates, teams, friend groups — with the net-balance principle and fewer transfers.