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Split Expenses the Old-Fashioned Way, with Google Sheets

Updated: Apr 5, 2022

Use this Google Sheets template to track and split expenses with friends, colleagues, whoever.


Don’t ever use Splitwise again... because it’s terrible.

You, like me, were probably convinced to use Splitwise at some point. Seemed innocent enough - nice little app to help you split group expenses. Connects to your Venmo account. Etc etc… You were duped. I was duped. Splitwise is the devil.

USE THIS GOOGLE SHEETS TEMPLATE INSTEAD (Last updated: 3/31/2022)

Start by entering names of the people in your group in tab “Expenses”, row 7, starting in column G and moving to the right. With each new expense you enter, simply click the checkboxes beneath the individual’s name if he/she was part of that expense (including the person who paid for it). As you do, the “Settling Up” tab tallies who owes and who is owed…. And that’s it. A clear audit trail. No “consolidating debts” or whatever nonsense features other apps drop in. SIMPLE.

Hope it’s helpful. Leave comments below.


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Wmar
Wmar
Sep 01

how can I get the updated one?


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mlwmx3tjo
Jun 27

Worked well, no help required from Zach - thanks.


Used it in GBP, and started by selecting "File, Settings" to set the default currency and date formats. That made it easy just to click on the columns and then select the £ symbol to change the formats rather than having to change each currency column using a series of menu clicks.

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msanand33
Jun 17

This is a great tool for groups that don’t all use the same app. I needed some additional help with the sheet, and Zach was super responsive and found a great solution!

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RW
Jun 06

This was super helpful for calculating my travel expenses with a group of friends and Zach went above and beyond to help me with it. Appreciate it so much

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Really helpful tool for bachelorette parties. Using for my current one and cannot imagine going forward without it!

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