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Practical, opinionated articles on expense tracking, small-business finance, AI in money tools, and operating a business in markets like Pakistan that the SaaS world tends to ignore. We write the things we wish we'd read before building the product.
Splits
Splits· 7 min read
We built Splits — and here’s what we did that Splitwise doesn’t
Splitwise tracks who owes whom. It doesn’t track what you spent. Most people don’t realise these are different jobs until they try to do their taxes.
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Splits· 8 min read
The best Splitwise alternative in 2026
Splitwise does one thing well. But it lives in a sealed silo, and that silo is where it gets expensive.
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Splits· 9 min read
How to split rent fairly with roommates (with examples)
Splitting rent is a solved problem once you commit to a system. Pick the method, pick the tool, run on autopilot.
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Splits· 11 min read
Group trip expenses without the awkwardness
Group trips are the best parts of life. The money side shouldn’t poison them.
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