Inspiration
I realized that many students struggle to manage their finances post-college, especially with the burden of student loans and other expenses. Inspired by my own experience navigating financial plans, I decided to create a tool that could help students effectively make informed financial decisions.
What it does
The "Life After College Budget Helper" is a web-based tool that helps users to calculate their semester college costs and assess how much they've saved up. By inputting their college cost, savings, and monthly expenses, the tool instantly calculates the remaining amount they need to pay. If they've saved enough to cover the cost, the tool lets them know they're on track. Otherwise, it shows them how much more they need to save to meet their goal.
Challenges we ran into
The greatest challenge was making it visually appealing but also functional and easy to navigate at the same time.
What's next for Life After College Budget Helper
In the future, I want to add more personalization as well as financial advice. For example, I could implement APIs for real-time data, such as car payments, annuity payments, down payment savings, and more monthly expenses. I also want to make it more interactive with animations.
In the long term, I hope to collaborate with financial advisors and institutions to provide even more comprehensive guidance.
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