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Eight friends, three cities, two currencies, and one person volunteering to 'just track it for now'. By day four nobody trusts the spreadsheet. EvenRound is what that person actually wants.

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How do you split a stag do across different budgets?

The EvenRound team · EditorialPublished May 13, 2026Updated Apr 30, 20262 min read

Best man wants a Vegas weekend; the groom's brother is on the pull-out sofa at his mum's. Here's how the budget actually works.

Stag and hen weekends have the widest budget spread of any group trip — best mates in their late 30s with mortgage-paid houses, alongside university friends with three months till payday. Equal splits push the lower-budget people out before they've even said yes. The pattern that works: a fixed-price 'core' (accommodation + one big group activity + one group dinner) that's truly equal, and everything else as opt-in. Publish the core cost early; let people opt in or out of the extras without losing face.

Steps

01
Publish the core cost in the very first message
'It's £180 a head for accommodation + one activity + one dinner. Extras are optional.' Sets expectations on day one. People can budget or politely decline before they've emotionally committed.
02
Define 'core' narrowly
Accommodation, ONE group activity (paintball, escape room, dinner), maybe airport transfers. That's it. Don't roll in 'an average of nights out' — let those be elective.
03
Make the 'extra' tier opt-in with prices listed
'Tasting menu Saturday: £85. Spa morning Sunday: £60. Casino night: budget your own.' Each priced, each optional. People tick in.
04
Use EvenRound from the deposit onward
Best man takes the deposit and logs it as an expense. As payments come in, mark them. The dashboard shows running balances; everyone sees what they've paid and what's left.
05
Settle up before the weekend, not after
The cleanest stags settle the core costs *before* the weekend. Walking into the weekend with the maths already done means no awkward Venmo requests on the Sunday-morning hangover.

Worked example

Eight lads, three budgets

Best man Pete plans a Lisbon stag for the groom Jonny. Core: £210/head (hostel + paintball + opening night dinner). All eight in. Tasting menu Saturday at €70/head: five in, three out. Saturday night casino: each person sets their own budget. Final EvenRound view: all 8 paid £210 to Pete pre-trip. Tasting menu logged as a 5-person expense. Casino not tracked. After-trip settle-up: small adjustments only.

Stags can include people across budgets if you publish the core cost early and ring-fence the extras. EvenRound handles the running tab so the best man doesn't have to.

Set up a stag group

How do you split a stag do across different budgets?

Steps

Worked example

Eight lads, three budgets

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