💸 Splitwise Force Payment

If you’ve ever found yourself in a group outing where you picked up the tab, you know the struggle of waiting for your friends to pay you back. Splitwise has made managing shared expenses a breeze, but collecting payments can still be a tedious and frustrating endeavor. Despite good intentions, payments often slip through the cracks, leading to awkwardness and irritation.

So, What If…

Splitwise introduced a “Force Payment” feature that would collect payment with a simple prompt, regardless of the consequences for the other person. With a quick swipe-right action and a prompt explaining the repercussions of a forced payment as a safeguard, you could finally get your money back.

While this feature might seem beneficial from the “owed” perspective, it could create more problems than it solves. Just think about the potential fallout if you’re on the other end of the transaction.

Imagine the relational consequences: friendships could be strained, families torn apart, and banking relationships damaged.

The more I think about it, the more issues I foresee arising from this idea — all because I was owed $2.45 from someone. Talk about pettiness!

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