How it works
From a bill you can’t cover, to one that is paid.
BillBridge is a plain, public place to ask for help with a bill and for people who have a little to spare to cover it. No applications, no interviews — just a page, a progress bar and card payments you can watch land.
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Put the bill up
Sign in, then describe the bill: what it is for, who it is owed to, how much is needed and when it is due. Add a photo or PDF of the bill (stored privately) and, if you like, a photo for the top of your page.
- A headline and a few honest lines about what happened
- The amount you need, to the dollar
- The bill itself, so donors can see what they are helping with
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It goes live straight away
Your request gets its own page with a progress bar and a short link you can share. Nothing sits in a queue and no one edits your words. Share it with the people you trust first — most bills are covered by a handful of people, not a crowd.
- Every gift shows up on the page as it is paid
- Donors can give a few dollars or the whole amount
- The bill closes when it is covered, or on the date you set
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Donors pay by card
Giving takes one screen: choose an amount, add a name and a message if you want, and pay by card. Bills are counted only from payments the card network has actually settled, never from pledges.
- Card details are handled by Stripe, not by BillBridge
- Gifts can be anonymous — the page shows "Someone"
- Nothing is charged twice, and a cancelled checkout leaves no record
When your bill is covered
The page stops accepting gifts and shows the final total. Once the money has been sent to whoever the bill is owed to, you mark the request as paid out so donors can see it finished. If a bill only gets part of the way, you keep what came in and can post the rest another day.
Post a bill