Gen Z, stop Venmoing your friends over half-eaten avocados and follow these 2 rules instead

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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 Gen Z nickel-and-diming their friends with Venmo requests.

In a lot of ways, I relate to Gen Z's plight.

Early in your career, and especially in this economy, everything feels impossibly expensive.

Paying for anything you didn't specifically agree to can feel like a raw deal.

But everyone has their limits, and for me, that limit is charging a friend 25 cents for eating half an avocado. (Like I said, you have to read Amanda's story .) So, Gen Z Venmo veterans, I have some advice.

First, adopt this phrase: It all comes out in the wash.

Yes, there will be times when you get the short end of the stick.