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Practical guides on money in group trips: how to split fairly, which tools to use, and how not to argue about it.

How much does a group ski trip cost - and how six friends split it

Lift pass and rental prices for the 2026/27 season, taken from the operators' own pages, and why every published average disagrees. Then the split: the friend with a season pass, the friend who never skis, and six people settled to the cent in five transfers.

August 27, 2026
Who pays for the bachelor party, and how do you split it?

Everyone but the groom pays, and that is where the etiquette stops and the arithmetic starts. What a bach trip costs per person, who covers the groom, and a full split for eight people worked to the cent - deposit, opt-in golf and the seven final transfers.

August 20, 2026
How do couples split travel expenses when one earns more?

A 50/50 split is only fair when you earn the same. The proportional method, worked to the last cent on a real eight-day trip, plus what to do with upgrades and private salaries.

August 13, 2026
How to switch from Splitwise without losing your balances

The export works on the free plan, but the balance does not move by itself. How to carry it into any app - including ones with no importer - and prove the numbers still add up.

August 9, 2026
How to ask a friend to pay you back after a group trip

What to say when the trip is over and the money is not back, when to say it, and what to do if they go quiet - with six message templates you can copy.

August 8, 2026
How to split Airbnb costs with friends: nights, rooms and fees

Couples in the master bedroom, a friend who arrives two nights late, a cleaning fee nobody expected. The method that handles all three, with a worked example where every share adds up to the final bill.

August 6, 2026