How to organise a weekend away with friends (and split the costs fairly)
Who's coming when, nights, meals and a fair way to split costs when people arrive at different times. A practical guide to planning a group weekend away.
\"0% fee\" online kitty: who really pays?
\"Free\", \"0% commission\": many online kitties advertise it. Yet moving money by card is never free, and someone ends up paying. Here is where the cost often sits, and how to check it before you start collecting.
Group gift: the kitty is only the means, not the gift
For a birthday, a retirement, a wedding or a new baby, a kitty gets set up in no time. But the person you're celebrating won't remember a bank transfer: they'll remember the gift, and the words that came with it. Here's how to put the gift back at the centre.
How to ask guests to pay for their meal (without making it awkward)
Wedding, birthday or celebration: how to word a request for guests to contribute, set adult and child prices, track payments and send polite reminders.
Tricount alternative: what to use when you are the organiser
Tricount or Filomy? Splitting expenses among friends vs collecting paid sign-ups at set prices: how to choose, and when to use both together.
A group fund for a birthday: free, no fees, no hassle.
Organise a birthday group fund without Leetchi taking 2.9% on every payment. Wero, bank transfer, cash, cheques — every payment method accepted, 0% fees.
Free wedding group fund: honeymoon, dream trip, home projects — no fees.
On an €800 wedding gift, Leetchi takes €23. Filomy: €0. How to organise a wedding group fund for free with every payment method.
Retirement group fund among colleagues: organise it without chaos, without fees.
Pierre retires on Friday. 15 colleagues, €30 each. Nobody wants to run it. How to organise a retirement group fund quickly and with no platform fees.
A group fund for a new baby: a collective gift with no fees.
The baby's on the way. Everyone wants to chip in. How to organise a free new-baby group fund, with every payment method, built into a memory space.
The best free birthday app — 2026 comparison.
Google Calendar, iOS contacts, paid third-party apps: a comparison of ways to never forget a birthday. Which app actually sends a message on the day?
Free online group fund: 0% fees for a birthday, wedding or send-off.
Leetchi takes 2.9% on every payment. Filomy: 0%. A full comparison of group fund platforms in France — real fees, payment methods, what you actually receive.
How to organise a memorable event with Filomy — the right tools in the right order.
Guest book, RSVP, fee-free group fund, time capsule: a practical guide to combining the tools for your occasion (wedding, retirement, birthday, graduation…).
Online RSVP: knowing who's really coming without ten reminders.
The lost text, the WhatsApp message seen but not answered, the scattered confirmations — organising an event shouldn't have looked like this. How an online RSVP solves it.
Digital event invitations: no more lost paper, no more missing replies.
Planning a birthday meal for 30 people. Checking who's coming. Handling dietary needs. And the night before, digging out texts scattered across five different chats.
Digital guest book vs paper guest book: what one does that the other can't.
Paper has a texture. Digital has videos and voices. An honest comparison — not to convince you, but to help you choose with open eyes.
Collective gift: goodbye chaotic WhatsApp group, hello dedicated page.
45 messages, 3 reminders, one person who forgets to pay. Organising a collective gift shouldn't look like this. Here's how it works with a dedicated tool.
A QR code for your event: collect photos and messages from your guests.
Wedding, birthday, send-off, conference — a QR code on the table, and your guests contribute in real time from their phones. No app, no sign-up.
A travel group fund among friends: organise it without chaos or platform fees.
A shared budget for a group trip: everyone wants to pay their own way. How to organise a free travel group fund, with real-time payment tracking.
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How to organise every big moment
Three concrete ideas per occasion for using a Filomy gift box — wedding, birth, birthday, Christmas, Mother's Day and more.
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