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How money works

Some spaces handle money. A space can sell digital goods in its shop, charge for access to its groups, and hold what it earns in a shared treasury. From there, admins pay members, and members withdraw to their own bank.

The path money takes:

  1. Someone buys — a product from a space's shop, or one that unlocks a paid group. They don't need an account or a membership first: a product's public page signs them up as part of checkout. Payment happens on a secure Stripe checkout page.
  2. The sale lands in the space's treasury — the shared balance the space's admins manage.
  3. Admins pay members — directly, or through splits that divide an amount across several people at once. Payments arrive in each member's personal wallet.
  4. Members withdraw — from their wallet to a connected bank account.

Each part has its own page:

The basics​

  • Everything is in US dollars. Prices are set and paid in USD.
  • Stripe processes payments. DFOS never sees or stores your card number. Cards, invoices, and subscription billing are managed through Stripe.
  • You always get a receipt. Purchases and refunds are confirmed by email, even if you've turned other email off.
  • Sales take about a week to clear. A new sale shows up right away as pending, then becomes available about seven days later (subscription renewals clear faster). The waiting period is the refund window — it's what lets refunds during that time come out clean.

What it costs​

Buyers pay the listed price. On the space's side, DFOS takes a 10% platform fee on each sale, and Stripe's payment processing fee also comes out of the sale: 2.9% + 30¢ on a US-issued card, 4.4% + 30¢ on a card issued outside the US. What remains lands in the space's treasury.

Who sees what​

Your wallet, purchases, and bank details are yours alone — no space admin can see them. A space's treasury, sales, and subscriber list are visible to that space's admins only.