Comingle is an interesting idea that would act as a pseudo emergency fund to provide a stable week to week income for their users. It could act to stabilize your income if you have an irregular income or as an backup plan or insurance for when you lose a job or income source. It works by distributing the average of all their members contributions weekly to each user. Once the service starts, the end result will be a net gain for those with low income and a payment to provide a guaranteed monthly income for higher earners.
- For those with low income, any amount of extra money can aid in the pursuit of opportunity and keep things from turning desperate.
- For freelancers and gig-workers, reliable weekly income can ease the complications of sporadic cash-flow.
- For those with more income, Comingle lets you help others, sends you a little extra cash on slow weeks, and provides a safety-net if things take a turn for the worse.
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with them. I just got this in an email newsletter and was intrigued.
It is very simple what they claim to do with your money: Average out the contributions and pay it back to its members. I would agree that when implemented you would need some transparency to show that the company isn’t taking more the agreed upon amount. As far as their ownership they claim to be organizing to prevent exploitative capital.
From the about page.
Well yeah, it’s extremely probable what they claim. It’s right there. I’m not discussing claims, I’m discussing the reality. They will need to prove themselves regardless of claims.