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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

Splitting the Bill With Friends? Navigate Venmo Requests, Unpaid Loans and Money Regrets

Oct 12, 2026 · 37m

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Learn how to handle money tension with friends and partners, from splitting costs to getting a loan paid back. Is it fair for a friend to split every grocery bill with you when they earn far more than you do? Hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola dig into some of Reddit’s messiest money conversations, with posts read by NerdWallet senior banking writer Spencer Tierney, credit expert Amanda Barroso and content strategist Jackie Tucker. You’ll hear why surprise payment app requests can sting, how rarely money values come up between friends, whether splitting every cost makes a friendship feel transactional, and what to consider when a friend borrows money twice and then asks whether…