SoloSense

Landing Page
Task/Calender
Taxes

Inspiration

When leaving home for the first time, so many people don't know what to prioritize, leaving them clueless on what to do and most often vulnerable. SoloSense helps lift some stress from those individuals by including a task tracker to maintain daily/weekly priorities, enabling the clients to budget effectively. Another way SoloSense makes the life of the user easier is by walking them through the rigorous process of filing your taxes by walking you through the entire process and simplifies each step.

What it does

SoloSense represents the new coming of independence when moving out for the first time. It provides the tools and knowledge needed to manage finances, file taxes, and handle responsibilities effectively to help with the stress of moving out.

How we built it

We used Svelte and JavaScript as the foundation for a fast, reactive user experience, and integrated it with HTML and CSS for a clean, user-friendly design.

Challenges we ran into

Our first challenge came when we spent too much time trying to set up different UI libraries, only to find out none of them worked. Another struggle came from trying to connect Svelte to Firebase, due to the server-side rendered nature of Svelte. Throughout the hackathon, we found we spent too much time on small things so the final project was not all that we wanted.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

In today's world, AI is commonly integrated into project development. However, we made it our mission to avoid using AI in our project, relying instead on basic coding skills. This demonstrates that, although AI integration is often used and can make our lives easier, it is not always necessary for every project.

What we learned

Building this project without AI strengthened our fundamental coding skills in JavaScript, Svelte, HTML, and CSS. This experience reinforced the value of collaboration, clear documentation, and intuitive design, proving that AI is helpful but not essential for creating well-built applications.

What's next for SoloSense

We plan to add many additional features, such as customizable budgeting tools and advanced tax resources, which will further improve functionality. We also plan on making this into a mobile app so users have more accessibility to the app. Future updates may incorporate data analytics to provide personalized financial insights while maintaining our focus on fundamental coding practices.