Expenses & Receipts
Opairly makes tracking expenses and reimbursements straightforward. The au pair logs expenses and the family reimburses them — all in one place.
How expenses work
Adding an expense (au pair)
- Go to Expenses in the dashboard
- Tap Add expense
- Fill in the date, amount, category, and a short description
- Optionally attach a receipt and/or Tikkie link
- Submit — the expense immediately appears for the family
Categories: Groceries, Transport, Activities, Household, and Other.
Reimbursing (family)
Pending expenses are grouped by week. For each expense you can:
- Reimburse — mark as paid
- Pay Tikkie — open the Tikkie link directly from the app
- Reimburse all — reimburse all pending expenses for a week at once
You can also undo a reimbursement if you accidentally marked one as paid.
Receipts
Au pairs can attach a photo of the receipt as proof with any expense. This can be done when creating the expense or later when editing.
Adding a receipt
- Tap Add receipt in the expense form
- On mobile, the camera opens directly — snap a photo of the receipt
- On desktop, you can select an image file (JPG, PNG, or WebP, max 5 MB)
- The photo is automatically resized for fast viewing
Viewing a receipt
Expenses with a receipt show an image icon. Tap it to view the receipt at full size in a pop-up. Both roles (au pair and family) can view receipts.
Replacing or removing a receipt
When editing an expense you can replace the receipt with a new photo or remove it if it's no longer needed.
Tikkie integration
Au pairs can attach a Tikkie link to individual expenses or to all pending expenses for a week at once.
- Create a Tikkie in the Tikkie app for the total amount
- Paste the link in Opairly via Create Tikkie
- The family sees the link and can pay directly via the Pay button
Summary
The summary card at the top shows:
- Pending amount — total still to be reimbursed
- This month — total spent this month
- Number of pending expenses