🐾 FootPrint

(Submitting for Sustainability & FinTech category)

A spending-to-carbon tracker that connects to your bank, scores every transaction, nudges you toward greener alternatives, and rewards you for going green.

📜 Table of Contents

🌍 Mission
📖 About
✨ Features
⚙️ Setup Instructions
🛠 Tech Stack

🌍 Mission

Our goal is to empower individuals to understand and reduce their carbon footprint through their daily spending habits. By connecting financial data with environmental impact, we nudge users toward greener alternatives and reward sustainable choices.

📖 About

FootPrint is a spending-to-carbon tracker that connects to your bank, scores every transaction, and rewards you for going green. It has 4 main features: 1) Carbon Profile: Connect your bank account via Plaid to see the carbon cost of every purchase. 2) Receipt Scanner: Scan receipts to track individual items and watch your impact in real time with visual atmosphere effects. 3) Green Rewards: Unlock cashback, rebates, and FutureCoins as you improve your green score. 4) Green Alternatives: Find sustainable alternatives for everyday products and earn points for every switch.

✨ Features

✅ Real-time transaction scoring using Plaid API ✅ AI-powered receipt scanner for itemized carbon tracking ✅ Gamified rewards system with FutureCoins ✅ Interactive plant mascot that grows with your green choices ✅ Sustainable product alternative recommendations ✅ Detailed visualizations of spending vs. carbon impact

⚙️ Setup Instructions

🔧 Prerequisites

Node.js (v18+)
npm

🚀 Installation Steps

Clone the repository bash git clone <your-repo-url> cd FootPrint
Install dependencies bash npm install
Environment Setup bash cp .env.example .env Edit .env with your Plaid credentials (get them from Plaid Dashboard): PLAID_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here PLAID_SECRET=your_sandbox_secret_here PLAID_ENV=sandbox
Start Application bash npm run dev This runs the Vite frontend (http://localhost:5173) and Express backend (http://localhost:3001).