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Who is going out to big dinners today? Nonetheless, when we did it, we always just split evenly and enjoyed each other’s company.
I came here for this comment. Wtf are you doing going out with 10 people right now, OP?
Unless it’s an egregious amount higher, I think when going out to dinner with a big group you accept that you’re splitting the bill evenly and it is what it is. We aren’t in college, we aren’t going to line item a bill and split it up based on who ate what meal and who had a beer vs. a cocktail.
Amen. I was that underpaid person once, I’m not going to force my lifestyle on them now just because I make more now.
Case by case but with close friends, split down the middle. The only exception is if our vegetarian friend had a few dishes and we had 5 steaks he could not participate in.
For bigger groups with casual friends I'll ask "how they wanna do this". Separate checks or if someone wants to just cover the bill and send a picture of the receipt with everyone venmo'ing their dish + fixed calculated tax + tip. Some folks I eat with are super cost conscious which is 100% fine. I don't want them to feel bill anxiety and not eat with us.
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One person pays for bill. And we all Venmo our split back to the person
Just enjoy. Don’t worry about bills.
Depend on Alcohol , as I don’t drink I usually ask to split for dinner only or pay for my portion. It’s awkward for first time, but worth setting expectations
Me and my close friends split evenly it’s just easier and it’s just a couple dollar discrepancy most times. Usually if one person pays and people Venmo the person who paid initially always ends up paying more because people forget to send money for the tip etc.
Separate checks please.
Unless there are shared appetizers, ask the waiter to split checks. Unless I'm with my bff, someone I'm close to, or I invite/convinced the person to eat out, everyone pays for their portion.
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We go out often with groups (pre-Covid). We have all started to ask for separate checks, by couple. The servers never mind and it makes it so much easier for everyone, always fair.
My husband doesn’t drink and I might have just 1, so we would end up subsidizing everyone’s drinking and bigger eating habits if there was an equal split.
We all tip the server well and now everyone is happy. Including the server. Win-win!
Check out the Tab app to split checks easily! You don’t need to create an account and it automatically itemizes the meal based on a picture of the receipt. Also calculates tax/tip pp and lets you directly venmo whoever picks up the receipt
I just spilt it x numbered ways. Who cares if it’s more or less. Otherwise just ask for your own check. Simple.
There’s an episode of ‘How To with John Wilson’ on this.
Haha this is an extremely delicate subject, I’m all for even splitting but would never give anyone a hard time for wanting to do the exact math.
Love the Tab App. It’s glitchy sometimes but is wonderful when it works.
When my husband and I go out with friends we will ask the waiter (when we are making the order ) if we can have our own check for the two is us. Maybe not all the time but w some friends yes
Always split the bill evenly - and this is from the POV of someone whose friends are largely in a different ~stratosphere~ of wealth. If I’m going to a large group dinner at a place that I cannot afford to eat at, I will bring enough cash for one or two drinks (+tax and tip), eat prior, and then throw that in at the end. If you want to pay for exactly what you ordered, eat by yourself. Reciprocity is a critical part of a relationship, and my pride/reputation is not worth a few $ here and there
A friend introduced me to an app called Splitwise on a trip to Alaska. It was so nice because it does the math for you and you can settle expenses whenever.
discuss it ahead of time, to make sure everyone is onboard. then get those points and use venmo to get paid.
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Also - just ask your group up front what they want to do. If your friends this conversation shouldn’t be awkward. If you want different bills day so, if you are okay with splitting evenly that’s fine too. Communication goes a long way.
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