Bill splitting & tipping guides
Practical answers for splitting bills fairly. Ready to do the math? Open the split bill calculator.
- The Best Ways to Pay Friends Back After Splitting a Bill
Cash, payment apps, or bank transfer? The best ways to pay friends back after splitting a bill, including settling up across different currencies.
- Do You Tip on Tax?
Do you tip on tax or just the subtotal? The simple answer, why it matters, the real dollar difference, and how it affects splitting the bill.
- How Much to Tip Around the World: A Country-by-Country Guide
A practical tipping guide by country — where tipping is expected, where service is already included, and how tipping changes the way you split the bill.
- How Much to Tip at a Restaurant in the US
How much to tip at a US restaurant — 15%, 18%, or 20% — plus tipping for takeout, large groups, and how to split the tip fairly.
- How to Split a Bill on Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle
How to split a restaurant bill using Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle — the one-person-pays method, how each app works, fees to avoid, and a worked example.
- How to Split a Bill When Someone Didn't Drink
The fair way to split a restaurant bill when one person didn't drink alcohol — pull the drinks out, split the rest, with a clear worked example.
- How to Split Bills for Food Delivery Party
How to split a group food delivery order fairly — handling the delivery fee, service fee and tip, splitting items by person, with a clear worked example.
- How to Split Bills in a Restaurant with Friends
How to split a restaurant bill with friends fairly — split evenly vs by what each person ordered, how to handle tax and tip, plus a worked example.
- How to Split Expenses on a Group Trip with Friends
How to fairly split group trip expenses — accommodation, meals, transport, and activities — without arguments, with a clear settle-up example.
- Is 18% or 20% a Good Tip?
Is 18% or 20% the right tip? When each makes sense in the US, the real dollar difference on common bills, and how to split the tip with a group.
- What to Do When a Friend Can't Pay Their Share of the Bill
How to handle it gracefully when a friend forgets their wallet, is on a tight budget, or avoids paying their share — without damaging the friendship.
- Who Pays on a Birthday Dinner?
Should the birthday person pay? The common convention, how to split their share among the group, and a worked example for a birthday dinner bill.