Pavel Shestakov
Pavel Shestakov is the founder of NomadCrew. He builds personal-finance tools for people who live and spend across currencies, and writes about splitting money with friends without the drama.
- Founder, NomadCrew
- Building multi-currency budgeting & group-expense tools
Articles
- 7 min read
Splitwise alternatives in 2026: 7 apps for trips, roommates, and couples
Splitwise alternatives in 2026 compared by price, multi-currency support, settlement logic, and privacy. Honest picks for trips, roommates, and couples.
- splitwise
- alternatives
- splitting
- comparison
- 8 min read
Multi-currency budgeting on the road: how to track 5 currencies without losing your mind
A field-tested system for tracking expenses across 5+ currencies on the road: one home currency, per-date FX, one journal, monthly close. No spreadsheet pain.
- multi-currency
- travel
- budgeting
- fx
- 9 min read
How to split travel expenses with friends (the no-drama guide)
A practical playbook for splitting travel expenses with friends: set rules before you fly, pick the right split mode, settle in one transfer, stay friends.
- travel
- splitting
- group-budget
- 9 min read
Group trip budget template: 8 line items every trip needs
A group trip budget template that survives reality: the 8 line items every trip needs, per-person sub-totals, buffer math, and a clean settlement plan.
- travel
- budget-template
- group-trip
- splitting
- 8 min read
Personal finance for digital nomads: budget, taxes, and the 50/30/20 rule across borders
Digital nomad personal finance covered honestly: 50/30/20 across currencies, tax residency basics, banking stack, and a monthly close that actually works.
- nomad
- personal-finance
- budgeting
- taxes
- 7 min read
How to split expenses unevenly: by income, shares, or usage
Splitting everything 50/50 isn't always fair. Four methods to split expenses unevenly — by income, shares, usage, hybrid — with worked examples.
- splitting
- fairness
- group-trip
- shared-expenses
- 9 min read
Who owes who: settle a group trip in the fewest payments
Settling a group trip doesn't need 14 transfers. The debt-simplification method that nets everyone to the fewest payments, with a worked example.
- group-trip
- splitting
- settlement
- who-owes-who
- 7 min read
The best way to pay friends back after a trip (across currencies)
Settled who owes who — now how do you send it? Wise vs Revolut vs PayPal vs cash for paying friends back after a trip, with cross-currency fees compared.
- settlement
- payments
- group-trip
- multi-currency