Secure vault for student gig expenses & invoices with accountability buddies and shared templates.
Student entrepreneurs struggle to track expenses and manage invoices due to time constraints from schoolwork, needing simple free tools with minimal setup.
Store expenses and invoices in a private vault with bank-grade encryption, share selectively with accountability partners for motivation. Community templates for common student gigs speed setup. Weekly nudges ensure tracking without effort, export-ready for taxes.
Student entrepreneurs running side hustles or small businesses while attending school
Social accountability + peer templates make tracking habitual, leveraging student networks unlike solo tools.
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Encrypted storage for expenses/invoices
Voice or text expense entry
Pre-made invoice templates for gigs
Share vault view with peer for accountability
Email/SMS reminders to log
Year-end categorized reports
Upload/share custom templates
Streaks and badges for logging
CSV upload for history
Auto-tag from descriptions
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| username | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| description | text | No |
| category | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| template_id | uuid | Yes |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| buddy_id | uuid | No |
| permissions | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/vault/expensesLog new expense
/api/templatesFetch community templates
/api/buddies/inviteSend buddy invite
/api/reports/taxGenerate export
/api/nudgesOpt-in reminders
No nudges, 100 items
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 180 | 2% | $108 | $1,296 |
| Month 6 | 1,400 | 4% | $1,680 | $20,160 |
Expenses, invoices, accountability—level up your student hustle game.
Leverage personal network of student friends for beta. Post in r/sideproject with 'student only' invite. Partner with one uni entrepreneurship club for group trial.
Mileage tracking
No social/sharing
Buddy accountability + templates for motivation
Client pipelines
Not expense-focused
Vault + social for students
Network effects from buddy pairs + growing template marketplace
Rise of accountability apps (e.g., StickK) + student creator economy boom.
Sharing security breaches
Supabase row-level security + audits
Low viral coeff
In-app referral bonuses
Success: 60% interested in buddies
Success: 1.2 viral k
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