What do you need help with?

Yes. Creating an account and creating requests is completely free. There are no monthly fees, no setup fees, and no fees deducted from contributions you receive. The 6.9% service fee is paid by contributors on top of their contribution amount, so you receive 100% of every dollar contributed.

Only the people you personally share your link with. Your request is never listed in any public directory, never indexed by search engines, and never discoverable by strangers. You decide exactly who sees it.

Contributions route directly to your linked bank account or debit card the moment they're processed. Standard payouts arrive in 1-2 business days. A Better Gift never holds your money — there's no platform-side waiting period.

The categories are just shortcuts to common situations — they're not a list of what's allowed. A Better Gift works for nearly any personal need where the people who already care about you would help if they knew. If your situation is unusual or doesn't fit a neat category, you can still create a request and describe it in your own words. There's no approval process, no eligibility check, and no required category.

Most people complete the entire setup in under two minutes. You create your request, add a brief description of what you need help with, connect your bank account through Stripe for direct deposits, and you're ready to share your private link with the people you choose. There's no application to approve, no waiting period — once your bank is connected, you're ready.