savemorecircle

Saving together, in plain English

Save more with the people around you.

Plain-English guides to carpooling, sharing tools and gear, buying in bulk with friends, babysitting co-ops and savings circles, with simple ways to keep it fair.

Price a carpool How lending circles work

Our circle, one month

  • Carpool with two coworkers$96 each
  • Borrowed a ladder, drill and tile saw$180 not spent
  • Bulk rice, oil and coffee, split four ways$22 each
  • Two date nights from a babysitting swap$120

One household's share$418

An illustrative example. Your savings depend on your group and your costs.

Start with one of these

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15 saving together guides

Share things

Share the ride

Buy together

Save in circles

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The Sharing Circle Workbook

List who's in, what you'll share and how you'll keep it fair: a carpool plan, a bulk-buy order sheet, a borrow log and simple group rules.

Get the free PDFSee the Sharing Circle checklist

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Run your sharing group with less hassle

Sharing Circle Starter Kit: printable templates and a spreadsheet for carpools, bulk-buy groups, tool shares and babysitting co-ops: sign-ups, schedules, fair cost splits and simple group agreements.

$10 once, for the whole kit. 30-day refund.

See what's in the kit