Teens Invest Best

Inspiration:

The day before the hackathon we were discussing project ideas with our friend, Martina. We considered the different tracks, each with so many different possibilities. Martina told us not to do the finance track, since "no one understands what that is anyways". This gave us the inspiration to make a website informing young people about investing. We hope that if teens are informed about finance they will be able to manage their money and be responsible with it in the future.

What it does:

Our website informs teens about finance and investing and how to make the most of their money.

How I built it:

We used repl.it to create it, using Java, HTML and CSS.

Challenges I ran into:

Some challenges we ran into were coding the buttons to show more information when clicked, and making sure the website looks good when the screen size changes. Since we are beginners to web dev, we didn't have much experience but we took on the challenge wholeheartedly.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of:

We are proud of the buttons since we struggled with them a lot. In addition, we are proud of the whole website since we both have only started coding this summer, and it is our first project together!

What I learned:

Jenna: I learned how to use Java, HTML and CSS, since this was the first website I have made. I think the best way to learn coding is to make things and learn as you go. I have learned a lot about how to execute my vision using code and I have truly enjoyed the experience. Esther: I learned how to make my own website in a time crunch. I have learned so many new techniques that might have taken me more time to learn if I had been on my own.

What's next for techacksProject:

Next we would make an app that tracks your investments, or a fantasy investor app in which users would be given $5,000 to "invest" and see how your returns are in 3, 6 or 12 months. This would be especially good practice for teens who don't necessarily have the resources to invest in the stock market.