Parent Plan It

Inspiration

Single-parent families are commonly at higher financial risk compared to two-parent families which can impact their mental and physical health and wellbeing (Stack et Meredith, 2018). This project recognizes the unique challenges faced by single parents when it comes to managing their finances, such as balancing the demands of raising a child on a single income, planning for their child's education, and navigating the complex financial landscape. By providing personalized resources and tools, this project aims to help single parents achieve greater financial stability and independence, enabling them to better plan for their future and that of their children. One of the main help this project also aims to do is to educate single parents on the various resources available to them that can contribute to their financial income, such as government programs, grants, and other financial assistance programs. By empowering single parents with knowledge and resources, this project can help them overcome financial challenges and achieve their financial goals.

What it does

“ParentPlanIt” is an app to help single-parents budget to their goals for themselves and their children with the right resources and goal saving tracker.

How we built it

React Native, Expo

Challenges we ran into

Developing a mobile app was a new experience for us. A lot of time was spent debugging errors from Expo, React Native, or configuration. Some of us were also learning React for the first time.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The look and feel of our app! Thanks to the amazing design created by Angie

Getting the app to be functional was a huge milestone for us, as we are inexperienced in mobile app development. We learned a lot about routing, styling, and more.