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Splitting money without losing friends.

Practical guides to rent, deposits, club fees and trip maths โ€” written by the team building FairMate.

๐Ÿ  Share houses

Splitting rent fairly when a housemate moves in or out mid-month

A housemate arrived on the 21st โ€” do they pay full rent? Split rent by nights actually lived with FairMate's By days split. Worked example inside.

๐Ÿ  Share houses

How to track a rental deposit so move-out isn't an argument

Four people paid the deposit two years ago โ€” who remembers the amounts? Track every contribution, deduction and refund in FairMate's Deposit & fund tab.

๐Ÿ  Share houses

Running a share-house fund without one person carrying it

Toilet paper, dish soap, the mop nobody wants to buy โ€” run a shared house fund where every top-up and purchase is visible, not carried by one housemate.

๐Ÿ  Share houses

The fair way to settle a share house on move-out

Deposit back, final bills paid, nothing left hanging โ€” FairMate turns share-house move-out into one itemised, approved settlement. See the worked example.

๐Ÿธ Clubs & teams

Run a weekly club โ€” badminton, five-a-side, kids' squad โ€” without chasing fees

You booked the court, fronted the money, and now you're chasing twelve people for $18.75. FairMate opens each session itself and splits fees across who played.

๐Ÿธ Clubs & teams

Splitting sports and team costs across whoever actually plays

Twelve said yes, nine showed up. Split the court across actual players, cap the spots, and let the waitlist fill drop-outs automatically with FairMate.

โœˆ๏ธ Trips

Splitting a group trip without spreadsheet chaos โ€” in any of 150+ currencies

Flights, villas, street food โ€” a week of group spending lands as one clean settle-up. Pick the trip's currency from 150+, add expenses offline, settle in the fewest transfers.

๐Ÿค Settling up

Why most bill-splitting apps feel like hard work โ€” and what an easy one looks like

Most split apps turn one person into a data-entry clerk. FairMate's Smart Receipt Scan reads the total, date and category in layers, works offline, and runs on Android and the web.

๐Ÿค Settling up

Snap a receipt, skip the maths: how FairMate's Smart Receipt Scan works

Photograph the receipt and FairMate's Smart Receipt Scan reads the total, date and category into a ready-to-split expense โ€” on the free plan, not behind a paywall.

Reading about it is optional.

Add your first expense and let FairMate do the maths for real.