Spare Kind
Doodle-style stickers, planner pages and fair little tools for you and your chosen family. Kind to your wallet, and kind to your privacy.
New
Undated pages and doodle-style stickers for iPad and Apple Pencil, plus pride wallpapers. Each is an instant download. A new themed set comes out on the 1st of every month. They're designed with code and AI tools, and checked by a person before they go up.
The tools
Each one is $3, works in Google Sheets and Excel, opens with an example already filled in, and uses status words as well as colors, so it works for colorblind folks too. No sign-up, and nothing you type goes anywhere.
All 14 tools, about $1.07 each.
Roommate, trip, gift, move-in and utility splitters.
Subscriptions, returns, groceries and gift budget.
Gift budget, Secret Santa and Holiday Cost Splitter.
If a file doesn't work for you, we'll fix it or refund it. No hassle.
In the works
Foundkin
A private check-in and resource app for LGBTQ+ folks. Track how you're doing, breathe, journal, and find inclusive gyms, clubs and outdoor groups.
Coming soon
Tablekind
Tell Tablekind your diet, budget and how far you'll go. It picks a recipe, a grocery store or a place to eat, and opens it in the maps app you choose.
Coming soon
Sill
Return windows, free trials, price-drop windows, rebates and warranties in one list, counted down, with a reminder before each one closes.
Coming in 2027
The Spare Kind Promise
Every app and file we make is checked against these rules before it ships.
Free versions work on their own. Paying adds more. It never fixes something we broke on purpose.
Full prices before you tap Buy, a reminder before any trial ends, and a plain "Not now" that works the first time.
Stop paying and nothing you made gets deleted or locked. We never sell your data.
Notifications and streaks start off. Missing a day is a fresh start, never a loss.
At most one labeled ad per screen, never during a task, a check-in or anything health-related.
Quick, clear screens. When something we rely on fails, the app hides it and keeps your work safe.
When your trust and our money pull in different directions, trust wins.
Privacy policy
Draft for legal review. Last updated October 31, 2026. Foundkin and Tablekind are not released yet; their sections describe how they are being built.
Our spreadsheet files contain no tracking, no scripts that send data, and no links that report back. What you type stays in your copy of the file. When you buy, the store you buy from (Etsy) handles your order, payment and email under its own privacy policy. We receive what that store shares with sellers, such as your name and order details, and use it only to deliver and support your order.
This site has no cookies, no analytics and no ad trackers. It loads its two fonts from Google Fonts, so Google receives your IP address when the page loads; we plan to host the fonts ourselves. If you change the Display settings, your choices are saved only in your own browser and never sent to us. Our web host may keep standard server logs, such as IP addresses, for security, under its own policy.
Data collected: none. Foundkin has no account and no Foundkin servers.
Tablekind keeps your filters, favorites and lists on your device. We don't keep them on our servers, and we never sell them.
If you allow it, Tablekind uses your location on your device to find nearby stores and restaurants through Apple's map search. We don't store your location. Apple's privacy policy covers its map service.
The free plan, Little Fork, shows ads from Google AdMob. Your iPhone asks whether Tablekind may track you for ads.
Google's handling of ad data is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Our apps and files are not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.
See the Support page. If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top and note what changed.
Terms of use
Draft for legal review. Last updated October 31, 2026.
Foundkin is for wellbeing, not medical care. It doesn't diagnose or treat anything. Check with a doctor or therapist before making health decisions. In an emergency, call your local emergency number. In the US you can call or text 988 any time.
Tablekind's diet and allergy filters help you narrow choices, but always check ingredients and ask restaurants directly if you have a serious allergy.
We link to organizations, maps and stores we don't run. Their terms and accuracy are their own.
We work hard to make everything reliable, but our files and apps are provided as they are, and we can't promise they'll be error-free. Our responsibility is limited to the amount you paid.
If these terms change, we'll update the date above.
Support
Contact: message us through the shop where you bought your file. We answer every message, usually within two days.
In Google Sheets, choose File, then Import, then Upload, and pick the .xlsx file. Choose "Create new spreadsheet."
Excel 2016 or newer, Microsoft 365, the free Excel web app, and Google Sheets. Apple Numbers opens it, but some dropdowns show as plain cells.
Type only in the yellow cells. Everything else fills in by itself. The example rows show how it works; replace them with your own.
Message us with the file name and a screenshot. We'll fix it or refund you.
Only on your device. There's no account and no Foundkin server, so we can't see or recover your data. Use Export in the You tab to keep a backup.
On your old phone, open You, choose Encrypted backup, and export it. On the new phone, open You, then Restore, and pick the file. You'll need your passphrase.
Discreet mode shows "Notebook" in the app and hides its colors. Hide switches straight to the Notes app. Both are free.
Open iPhone Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Foundkin. You keep read access to everything you made.
In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
Little Fork is free because of ads. Saying yes lets our ad partner, Google AdMob, show ads about food you'd like. Saying no still shows ads, just not personalized ones. Everything works the same either way, and you can change it in iPhone Settings, Privacy & Security, Tracking.
Upgrade to Big Fork, or buy Remove ads once.
Open iPhone Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Tablekind. Your saved favorites and lists stay readable after you cancel.
They narrow your choices, but always check ingredients, and ask restaurants directly if your allergy is serious.
Guides
Short, practical guides to the money conversations people dread. Each one works on its own; if you'd rather not do the math by hand, it links to the $3 spreadsheet that does it for you. If a guide ever includes affiliate links, it says so at the top; see our disclosure.
Same burden, not the same bill.
Groups, one budget, and a draw that never fails.
Share sizes and "only these people" costs.
A potluck that actually covers every diet.
Find each school's real price.
When one person earns a lot more, splitting rent 50/50 can leave the other person broke every month. Splitting by income fixes that: each person pays the same share of their pay, not the same dollar amount.
| Method | How it works | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| Even | Everyone pays the same amount | Incomes are close, or rooms are equal and nobody wants to share pay info |
| By income | Each person pays in proportion to what they earn | Couples, or roommates with very different pay |
| By room or custom | You agree on shares (for example 50 / 30 / 20) | One room is bigger, has its own bathroom, or someone is home far more |
Everyone in that example pays 32.8% of their pay toward rent. That's the point: the same burden, not the same bill.
The Fair Split spreadsheet does all of this: split each cost evenly, by income or custom, log who paid, and see exactly who owes whom. Living with roommates? The Roommate Edition adds a chore rotation. $3 each, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Written with help from AI tools and checked by a human.
Couples drawing each other ruins Secret Santa: they were already buying each other gifts, so someone ends up with a surprise that isn't one. The fix is simple. Put people who already swap gifts into a "group," and make sure nobody draws from their own group.
With groups, pulling names from a hat fails often: someone draws their partner, and you start over, again and again. Worse, the last person can get stuck with only their own name left. A drawing method that arranges everyone in a single loop (A buys for B, B buys for C, and so on back to A) solves both problems at once.
The Secret Santa Organizer handles up to 20 people, keeps groups apart automatically, collects wish lists, and makes a card for each person to print or text privately. $3.
Written with help from AI tools and checked by a human.
Group trips go sideways over money when one person books the cabin, another buys groceries, someone skips the ski day, and the kids eat half as much. Splitting everything evenly feels unfair; tracking every receipt by hand is exhausting. Share sizes solve it.
A shared cost is split by those sizes. In a group of four adults and one kid, the total share is 4.5, so the kid's part of the cabin is 0.5 ÷ 4.5 of the cost.
Some costs are only for some people: the wine, the lift tickets, the spa morning. Split those only among the people who used them, still by share size. Everything else (the cabin, groceries, gas) goes to the whole group.
Four adults and a kid rent a cabin for two nights:
| Cost | Amount | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Cabin | $480.00 | Everyone |
| Groceries | $162.40 | Everyone |
| Gas | $58.00 | Everyone |
| Wine and cocktails | $64.00 | The four adults |
| Ski lift tickets | $210.00 | Three adults |
| Total | $974.40 |
Each adult who did everything owes $241.64, the adult who skipped skiing owes $171.64, and the kid's share is $77.82, usually covered by their parent. Then subtract what each person already paid, and you know who owes whom.
The Holiday Cost Splitter does all of the above for up to 10 people and 60 costs, with share sizes, "only these people" costs, and who owes whom. $3.
Written with help from AI tools and checked by a human.
The host usually ends up paying the most: the main dish, the drinks, the paper plates and the last-minute ice run. A potluck fixes most of it, but only if it's organized. Otherwise you get five pies, no sides, and a vegan guest with nothing to eat.
Ask two things: are you coming, and is there anything you can't eat? Write down vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and nut allergies. That list shapes the whole menu.
A balanced spread for about 8 to 10 people: 2 mains (one plant-based), 3 sides, 1 salad, 1 bread, 2 desserts and drinks. Let people claim dishes, so you can see the gaps before the day, not during dinner.
Every guest should have at least two dishes they can eat, including one main. Label dishes on the table. For nut allergies, keep serving spoons separate.
Log what everyone spent, including the host's groceries. Add it up, divide by the number of people chipping in, and see who's over and who's under. People who brought a dish often owe little or nothing; the host usually gets money back.
The Friendsgiving Fair Split Pack has RSVPs, a potluck board, a diet check, a two-store grocery list, a day-of timeline and the cost split. $3.
Written with help from AI tools and checked by a human.
Aid letters all look different on purpose. Some put loans next to grants as if they were the same thing. One number cuts through all of it: the net price, meaning what you'd actually pay for a year.
Net price = total cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships. Loans don't go in the subtraction. A loan is a bill you pay later, with interest, not a discount.
Cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, housing, food, books, transportation and personal costs. If a letter only lists tuition, look up the full cost of attendance on the school's financial aid page and use that.
Put the schools side by side. The school with the biggest award isn't always the cheapest; the one with the lowest net price is.
A big first-year scholarship that disappears in year two can make a "cheap" school expensive. For every grant and scholarship, ask: Does it renew every year? Is there a GPA or credit-hour requirement to keep it? Does it go up if tuition goes up?
If your family's money situation has changed, or another school offered more, you can ask for a review. The worst answer is no.
The 2027–28 FAFSA is open now. The federal deadline is far off, but schools and states often hand out grant money first come, first served, with priority dates much earlier. Check studentaid.gov and each school's aid page for this year's dates.
The Financial Aid Comparison sheet sorts each line into the right bucket, does the net-price math side by side, and has a Questions to Ask tab with the renewal questions above, ready to bring to the aid office. $3.
Written with help from AI and checked against studentaid.gov. Rules change, so confirm details with each school's financial aid office.
Affiliate disclosure
Last updated November 1, 2026.
Most links on this site go to our own spreadsheets on Etsy. When you buy one, Spare Kind gets the money, minus Etsy's fees.
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Our stickers, planner pages, spreadsheets and guides are made with help from AI tools and checked by a person before they go up.
See the Support page.