Money between friends
Splitting, paying back, and keeping friends. New posts every few weeks.
How to ask a friend to pay you back, without it being weirdSmall amounts left unpaid quietly cost friendships more than money. A few habits that make paying back normal.
The group trip money plan that avoids the awkward endWho pays for what, how to log it on the go, and how to settle a trip within a day of getting home.
Self-host Settl: keep your group’s data on your own serverRun Settl with your own database in about an hour, using a managed self-hosted Supabase on Selfhost.dev.
How to split rent and bills fairly with flatmatesRoom sizes, shared bills, deposits and the one person who is never home: a practical way to keep a flat fair.
Settl vs Splitwise: an honest comparison for IndiaWhere Splitwise is still better, where Settl is different, and how to move your groups over in a minute.
Why open source matters for apps that touch your moneyWhen an app knows who you eat with, travel with and owe, being able to check its work is not a nice-to-have.