Spreadsheet-free expense and invoice tracking for student designers, with one-click tax reports.
College students running freelance graphic design businesses struggle with manual tracking of expenses and invoices in spreadsheets, resulting in errors during tax time.
GigLedger automates expense logging, invoice creation, and categorization tailored to graphic design freelancers. It generates error-proof tax summaries and 1099-ready exports at year-end. Students avoid manual errors and focus on creating.
College students with freelance graphic design businesses
Pre-built categories for design-specific deductions like Adobe subscriptions, Wacom tablets, and stock assets, with student-discount validation for accuracy.
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Log expenses with auto-categorization for design tools and supplies.
Create, send, and track professional invoices with design templates.
One-click summaries and exports for Schedule C and student deductions.
Real-time P&L, unpaid invoices, and upcoming tax estimates.
Upload and OCR-scan receipts for quick entry.
Basic client database with payment history.
Customizable invoice and report PDFs.
Auto-send invoice chasers and tax prep nudges.
Sync payments automatically.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| student_verified | bool | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| category | text | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| receipt_url | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| client_name | text | No |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| due_date | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/expensesCreate new expense
/api/expensesList user expenses
/api/invoicesCreate invoice
/api/tax-reportsGenerate tax summary
/api/users/meGet user profile
50 expenses/mo
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 2% | $58 | $696 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 5% | $1,160 | $13,920 |
GigLedger handles expenses, invoices, and tax prep for student freelancers—no more errors at tax time.
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Robust invoicing
No student/design focus, complex for beginners
Tailored for college designers with simple tax tools
Free tier
Generic, poor categorization for creatives
Design-specific features and reports
Proprietary dataset of student design deductions building accuracy over time.
Freelance boom among Gen Z students + complex gig economy taxes make simple tools essential.
Low adoption if students ignore taxes until deadline
Year-round nudges and free tier for habit building
OCR accuracy for receipts
Use proven Supabase/Tesseract integration
Slow feature iteration
Prioritize MVP with user feedback loops
Success: 70% express pain and interest
Success: 100 signups
Success: NPS > 8
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