Splitting the difference

Most people settle their taxes in April. I used to do a bit of accounting every Sunday morning.

My weekly routine wasn’t with the IRS. Instead, I’d settle up with a hodgepodge of friends I crossed paths with over the weekend. From Uber rides to rounds of drinks to late-night takeout, there was always some combination of debits and credits that needed sorting out through bleary eyes and a throbbing headache.

It’s been a while since I played that game. (Two kids, a move to the suburbs, and being on the wrong side of 30 will do that to you.) But I still thoroughly enjoyed my newsletter colleague Amanda Yen’s piece about…