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Trip expense splitter

Add the people, then each expense: the amount, who paid, and who shares it. The page shows the balance for each person and the payments that settle the trip.

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How to use it

  1. Add the people on the trip.
  2. Add each expense with the amount, who paid, and who shares it.
  3. Read who pays whom, and copy the result.

How the settlement is chosen

Each expense is split in whole cents. An even split gives any leftover cent to the names that come first in A to Z order, so the shares add up to the amount you typed. Different amounts let you type each person's share when the split is uneven, and those shares need to add up to the expense.

For up to 12 people the payments are a smallest set that brings every balance to zero. A larger group, up to 20, gets a short list that also squares everyone. Someone who paid and also shares an expense is only owed the difference.

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Questions

Who pays whom?

Each payment names the person who pays and the person who receives it. After those payments, every balance is zero.

What if only some people shared an expense?

Untick anyone who was absent. Their share of that expense stays at zero, and the payer is owed the rest.

Can the shares be uneven?

Open Different amounts and enter a share for each ticked person. The shares need to add up to the expense.

Where do the leftover cents go?

On an even split, leftover cents go to the names that come first in A to Z order, one cent each, until the shares match the amount.

Is a bigger group OK?

Up to 12 people get the fewest payments. From 13 to 20, the page still squares everyone with a short list of payments.

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