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Party Organizer's Guide to Splitting Bills

Essential tips for organizing group dinners and handling the bill fairly

Set Menu vs Individual Ordering

Individual ordering

  • Complex calculations
  • Unfair for non-drinkers
  • Checkout takes forever

Set menu

  • Easy even split
  • Predictable budget
  • Smooth settlement

Accommodating non-drinkers

Use SplitPay's 'for whom' feature to assign drink costs only to drinkers. Same for late arrivals or early leavers - charge only what they participated in.

Payments

Dinner

Paid by Alice

$45.00
AliceBobCharlie

Taxi

Paid by Bob

$28.00
AliceBobCharlieDiana

Multiple venues? Keep everything in one group. The final settlement calculates all payments together.

Next-day settlement

Send the URL with a friendly 'Had a great time! Here's the split.' Include your preferred payment method (Venmo, Zelle, etc.) for quick collection.

Key Takeaways

  • Set menus make budgeting and splitting easy
  • Non-drinkers and latecomers get fair treatment
  • Share the settlement URL the next day

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