Budget Helper

Inspiration

(in progress)

What it does

Takes an image of a receipt and parses it, outputs the data in a CSV file storing the: item and amount and store name. Can take the information and understand how much you spend at each store and on what items. Puts the item in a category as well.

1st iteration: parse shopping list - outputs CSV file with metadata: date, time, shop name and fields: item amount

2nd iteration: combines many files to show overall spending habits

How I built it

Backend:

• python library (pytesseract)
• python
• sqlite (stores the data information as an intermediate, outputs it as a csv)

Front end: react native for interacting with user; implemented as a web app

1. User uploads a photo of their receipt
2. OCR tool reads it
3. Parses the information and stores it into sql plugin fetched through python script
4. This information is stored in an sql table
5. The table outputs a csv file; responds to http request for data
6. front end sends a request for a csv file; displays onto screen/user can download it

Challenges I ran into

(in progress)

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

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What I learned

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What's next for Budget Helper

(in progress)

Built With

• flutter
• pytesseract
• python