California’s Ultimate Food Bill Splitter: How This Viral Spreadsheet Is Changing the Way Friends Share Costs!

Splitting a bill with friends can be tricky. There are simple ways to do it, like dividing the total by the number of people. Some folks might go the extra mile and create a detailed list. Recently, a user on X, named Sneha, shared a creative Excel sheet that detailed who paid what during a meal.

Sneha posted a screenshot of her friends’ outing from business school. The Excel sheet displayed each person’s name and the specific items they ordered. For example, shared dishes like pizza and cake were split evenly among everyone. However, drinks only consumed by certain people were included in their totals. This way, everyone paid fairly based on what they enjoyed.

In her caption, Sneha humorously noted that “the CA in the group just sent this sheet with the split.” She seemed to love the effort put into it. Take a look at her post:

my friends here in bschool went outside yesterday
and the CA in the group just sent this sheet with the split
kinda love it lmao 😂 pic.twitter.com/JeBGHXm99t

— Sneha (@itspsneha) January 13, 2025

The post sparked many reactions. Some praised the meticulous breakdown, while others joked about the need for such detailed calculations. A few even wondered why the CA didn’t just use an app like Splitwise. Sneha replied, saying that creating the sheet took her friend just five minutes, which was quicker than using an app.

Here’s how some others reacted:

We used to just split the whole amount by the number of people. One can easily spot a simple calculation mistake too in this sheet.

— Abhi V (@abhyvermma) January 13, 2025

This is how I want to do it as well, but my friends are too judgmental about it!

— Tanay Singh Thakur (@TanaysinghT) January 13, 2025

I would do all this if I ever had to go on a trip with my enemies.

— Harsh Dwivedi | Building Medial (@harsh_dwivedi7) January 13, 2025

Such detailed bill-splitting can help avoid confusion, especially among college students. They often want to keep things fair when money is tight. After all, no one likes to feel cheated out of their hard-earned cash.