Thought splitting rent 50/50 with my buddy in Austin was fair until I tracked every shared cost for 60 days

Riley Bell · 2026-10-08T00:30:03.12521+00:00

I always figured even split was the simplest way, but after 60 days of logging every grocery run, utility bill, and takeout order in a shared sheet, it turned out I was covering about $180 more a month than him. He eats way more at home and runs the AC at 68 all summer while I'm at work. So now we do a 60/40 split on utilities and it's been way less tense. Anyone else track shared costs and get surprised by what the real numbers say?

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