practical guides to splitting money
Longer reads on bill-splitting, tipping, rent, and group travel — written by the team that builds splitmax. Concrete examples, real numbers, no fluff.
- Bill splitting basics · 6 min read
How to split a restaurant bill fairly (without a spreadsheet)
Equal splits punish the person who ordered a salad. Here's how to split by item — including tax, tip, and the two drinks someone forgot about.
- Bill splitting basics · 6 min read
How itemized tax works on shared bills (and why it's usually wrong)
Tax isn't a flat fee. It scales with what you ordered — and when groups split it evenly, someone is always quietly overpaying. Here's exactly how tax works across states, and how to split it fairly.
- Travel · 7 min read
Tipping guide by country: what to leave, where, and when
In Tokyo you insult the server by leaving cash on the table. In New York you short them. Here's a country-by-country guide to tipping, updated for 2026.
- Roommates · 7 min read
Splitting rent with roommates when the rooms aren't equal
The master bedroom with the en suite isn't worth the same as the windowless room next to the kitchen. Here's a fair method for splitting rent based on what each room is actually worth.
- Travel · 7 min read
Group travel expense tracking without killing the vibe
Seven people, ten days, four countries, 137 receipts. Here's how to track group travel expenses without becoming the trip accountant — or starting a fight on day five.