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I live together with my friend, like best friend (but we're not like absolutely super close either), and sometimes you gotta shop for basic necessities, right?  Since we go in turn, one pays alone for that errand and as the overall price differs each time, I thought it was normal to split the price in two and calculate how much one of us owes the other every time?  

But my friend seems reluctant to do that? She actually told me it seemed extreme before, and while I agree a bit, I don't want to spend more money than I should? Is that weird? Like, what's so bad about splitting the money perfectly, it's just fair to me? It's not like it's an annoying task either (calculating I mean), it takes me about 2 min. 

For more context, it's not even like we're gonna live together for a longtime (because if it was the case I think I would try harder to be more flexible), it's just for six months.

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Split the price is the obvious thing to do. Just as an idea, maybe it helps u: My sis and I share the expenses of the house, what we do is create a "home fund" that we fill with 200€ each of us every month (a part from rent). We only use that money for food and daily necessities, so we don't have to split each shopping. And if there is money left at the end of the month, PIZZA AND BEERS!

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Maybe she feels weird about the implication that you don't trust her to split the cost fairly?

Maybe you tend to buy different brands and she's balking at paying for your luxury choices in paper towels? lol

idk. I don't think you're in the wrong at all. I'm just trying to imagine why she's reluctant.

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4 hours ago, Tae. said:

Split the price is the obvious thing to do. Just as an idea, maybe it helps u: My sis and I share the expenses of the house, what we do is create a "home fund" that we fill with 200€ each of us every month (a part from rent). We only use that money for food and daily necessities, so we don't have to split each shopping. And if there is money left at the end of the month, PIZZA AND BEERS!

That's a really good idea, thanks!

4 hours ago, choiyujins said:

If it's stuff you share then you could just pay half each, if it's individual stuff then it's best to calculate and pay each other back

It's usually both. I usually deduct our individual items from the lot before dividing the price.

2 hours ago, seokii said:

Maybe she feels weird about the implication that you don't trust her to split the cost fairly?

Maybe you tend to buy different brands and she's balking at paying for your luxury choices in paper towels? lol

idk. I don't think you're in the wrong at all. I'm just trying to imagine why she's reluctant.

But that's the thing, she isn't used to the action of splitting the cost in her family so she rarely does. She says as we live together there's no need to calculate every time, as long as we go in turn it's normal to bring home products for the house. And no, we're both students so we usually buy relatively cheap stuff. I'm glad you think I'm not wrong because like you, I don't understand why it bothers her. I'm always the one who do the math anyway? And I prefer to do it because when she owes me money, she tends to think when she pays our collective shopping and the cost amounts to her debt, it's cleared up, when no, she could only repay me if it's only what I should have paid, aka the half of it. Sighs.

 

Thanks for all your answers

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