BudgetBuggy

Inspiration

1. College students and low-income familes needed a better way of tracking their finances that eliminated surprises at the end of the billing period.
2. Families don't have time to run to the store in a moment of need for essential products that ran out.
3. It's hard to remember when certain projects are going to run out

What it does

1. Budgets for a user based on their shopping list so they are more aware
2. Learns from previous shopping habits to decide when to add item back to list.
3. Creates a budget for the user based on their item selection

How we built it

1. Android Studio with Java
2. Connects to a google firebase storage to pull in items and stores information about the user in the database.
3. Uses the Twillio API and GIPHY sdk to send messages to the user

Challenges we ran into

1. Connecting Firebase to Android app
2. Connecting the Android Screens together
3. Learning from the user information

Accomplishments that we're proud of

1. Having a successful end project to demo
2. Having a diverse and well-rounded team
3. Using all new technology that we had no prior experience in

What we learned

1. Experience with Android Studo
2. Experience with Google cloud products
3. Troubleshooting and Debugging skills

What's next for BudgetBuggy

1. We want to enhance the Machine learning capabilities
2. Add in more product data so the app makes more informed recommendations
3. Show shoppers cheaper options at different stores
4. Connect shoppers with pick up or delivery services that can purchase the items on their list

Built With

• android-studio
• firebase
• google-cloud
• java
• twilio