u/Optimal_Experience54

I live with roommates and we split a few recurring bills.

The problem is that most of them are on autopay, so the charge just quietly hits my account every month. I always tell myself I'll request everyone else's share later, then life gets busy and I forget.

A few months go by and suddenly I'm trying to remember whether someone already paid me for the internet bill, a streaming subscription, or some other shared expense.

I'm not even talking about bad roommates. It's usually just everyone forgetting because the payment happens automatically and nobody thinks about it again until the next charge.

Does anyone have a good system for tracking this stuff? Do you use Splitwise, spreadsheets, recurring Venmo requests, or something else?