Splitting bills, reading receipts, and keeping track of what everyone owes.
How to divide rent when the rooms aren't equal, what to do about utilities, and how to handle shared groceries without it turning into an argument.
What the letters next to each item mean, where to find the tax number, what the till's unique number is, and how to check a receipt adds up.
What visitors and residents need to know: the customary amount, when service is already included, cash versus card, and how to split a tip fairly.
Evenly, by what you ordered, or proportionally — a comparison of five ways to split a bill and when each one makes sense.
We're starting a blog about splitting bills, reading receipts and managing shared expenses. What we'll publish here, and how often.