Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving

Friendsgiving away from home, without the spreadsheet

A Thanksgiving trip is part holiday, part potluck. Someone books the cabin, three people buy groceries and everyone arrives on a different day. Troupe keeps the schedule, the shopping and the shared costs straight.

Free for your first trip with up to 4 people. iPhone and iPad.

A shared day-by-day trip itinerary in Troupe with bookings and costs attached
Best for: groups renting a house or cabin for Thanksgiving week or a Friendsgiving weekend, and families splitting a holiday rental.

Plan around staggered arrivals

Thanksgiving travel means people arrive Wednesday night, Thursday morning or Friday. Put each person's arrival and departure on the shared itinerary so the organizer knows who is there for the meal and who needs a ride from the airport.

Arrival times

See who lands when and who needs picking up.

Who brings what

A shared checklist for dishes, drinks and supplies.

Fair splits

Nights stayed and groceries tracked separately.

Settle on Sunday

Everyone knows what they owe before they drive home.

Turn the menu into a shared list

Use the shared packing list as a who-brings-what list: the turkey, the sides, the folding chairs, the board games. Items get checked off by whoever is bringing them, so you do not end up with four pies and no stuffing.

Everyone sees the same balances — Troupe on iPhone

Everyone sees the same balances

Each expense shows who paid and how it was split. Balances update for the whole group the moment anything is added, and "Who pays whom" lists the fewest transfers to settle up.

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Split lodging and groceries separately

Lodging is usually split by nights stayed, groceries by everyone at the meal. Add each expense to just the people it covers. Troupe keeps a running balance and suggests the fewest payments to settle up on Sunday.

Frequently asked questions

Can we split lodging by nights stayed?

Yes. Use exact amounts or percentages for the rental so each person pays for the nights they stay, and split groceries equally between everyone at the meal.

Does everyone need an iPhone?

Troupe is an iPhone and iPad app, so everyone who wants to see or edit the plan needs one. They join free from the invite link.

How much does Troupe cost?

Troupe is free for one active trip with up to 4 people. Troupe Pro unlocks unlimited trips and any group size for $3.99 a month or $29.99 once, and only the organizer pays.

Plan it together. Split it fairly.

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