DineroX

Learn and build upon financial literacy concepts and skills: creatively & aesthetically!

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💡 Inspiration

  • Many in lower-income & colored communities can’t afford retirement savings, women are 3x more likely to say they can't afford to retire.
  • In certain communities, there were significantly lower rates of financial literacy.
  • It’s time to break this unfair cycle and pave the way for kids, females, in particular from low-income families to achieve financial freedom.

💰 What it does

A web/Ipad app that educates and introduces financial literacy concepts to kids, tweens, and teens!

There are a handful of features:

  • Target Panel: They can choose where they save their earnings. Allowing them to learn the concept of income & the value of money.
  • Quest Dashboard: They can complete a quest given by their guardian to receive money. Allowing them to understand the concepts of savings
  • Loan Board: They can ask for extra cash but have a fee for late payments. Allowing them to understand loans, interest, and debts.
  • Rewards: For every $2 save they receive 1 dinero. They can use every 50 dinero to get a $5 gift card. Allowing them to understand cashback, as well as incentivize them to continue using the app.

🔨 How I built it

  • I ideated with google docs & draw.
  • I thought of branding, color schemes, typography. To make sure it was not only creative but aesthetically pleasing to our targeted audience.
  • I thought of the use of emojis as it bridges the gap between our younger & older users.
  • I worked on wireframes on Figma.
  • I made low, then high fidelity prototypes on Figma. *I started with the child view, then the parent view.

😤 Challenges I ran into

  • Finding teammates to create a project with.
  • Working on the hack alone, as I’m a beginner.
  • Working on both the child and parent screens & views.
  • Time constraints

🏆 Accomplishments that I'm proud of

  • Completing my project on time despite the challenges stated above.
  • Completing not only the child view of my idea/app but also the parent view.
  • Competing for the first time as a solo!

📖 What I learned

  • I learned more about user personas & user research
  • I learned more about app design and UI
  • I learned about using my research to create the UX
  • I learned about design systems (typography, color, branding, etc.)

🚀 What's next for Dinero X

  • Partner with a web and/or mobile developer to make my app more accessible to as many people as people
  • Partner with local food & store retailers to have the reward section.
  • Host ads & partner with finance programs to introduce the app to their students.
  • Make a sister app for adults & the elderly to help them repair & protect their finance.

🔗 Links

  • The first link is the child view/screens.
  • The second link is the parent view/screens.
  • The third link is the file link to see how both views were made, as well as the thumbnail view.
  • The very last link is my pitch deck.

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