How does Braid Work?

Start a Braid Pool

Start a Braid Pool

Use the pool to collect money for road trip expenses

Share your Pool Link to collect money

Share your Pool Link to collect money

Friends can contribute with the Pool Link, no sign up required

Spend from the pool

Spend from the pool

Every Braid Pool comes with a free debit card. Use it to pay for gas, campground fees, snacks, etc.

Braid Pools are the easiest way to pool funds for road trip expenses

All your road trip needs covered

Create as many Money Pools as you need for your road trip budget. Start pools for gas, accommodations, snacks, AAA membership, campground fees, and more.

Pool Links make collecting money easy

Friends can contribute with a debit or credit card, no sign up required. Set the amount to be paid or let contributors pay what they can.

Personalize your Pool Link

Add custom text and images to let contributors know what you’re collecting money for.

Braid Pools are a better way to money pool

Braid is an easy way to pool money and spend it with anyone on your road trip. Invite friends to manage and spend pool funds with you. Easily split gas money, highway tolls, and more. 

See contributions as they happen

Know when someone contributes to the pool with optional alerts.

Spend from your pool with a free debit card

Use it wherever Mastercard is accepted. Add it to Apple Pay or Google Pay for contactless payment.

The Easiest Way To Split Road Trip Costs With Friends

Manage every shared road trip cost with Braid Money Pools. Start one for you and your friends to easily set a budget, split expenses and spend trip funds directly from the pool.

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The Easiest Way To Split Road Trip Costs With Friends

Braid is safe and secure

We use best-in-class security and compliance practices to keep your money safe and your personal data private.

All payments and personal information are encrypted end-to-end using SSL 256-bit encryption.

Get spending notifications from your pools, and freeze your debit card anytime in the app.

Frequently Asked Questions

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