Challenge:
Solution:
Many users did not have many options to collaborate with someone other than a romantic partner on their budgeting platforms.
Budgie is an app and website that helps friends or family groups manage a household budget and save up for a common goal (such as a vacation)
“There’s no good way for my sister and me to share a savings goal on my app right now.”
Interviews
I interviewed seven people that fit my target user to understand common challenges people face when trying to reach financial goals that involve other people.
“I need to be able to see the bills and goals my husband and I share. It will help both of us stay accountable.”
-Levi Coy
Personas
Key Insights
Separation
Separation of individual and joint finances was important to many study participants. They wanted a platform that could have both in the same place.
Visibility
Users want to be able to keep track of actions other people take in order to make sure goals are being met.
Collaboration
Many people struggle with collaborating with more than one person on platforms currently available.
Ideation
Wireframes
Lofi Prototype
Prototype highlights the ability to toggle between individual and joint finances.
Solution
Separation
The toggle function successfully separates individual and collaborative goals for a seamless interaction between the two.
Visibility
Being on the joint side of the toggle allows users to click into specific goals and see who you are in collaboration with and when/how much members have contributed
Collaboration
Budgie makes it easy for users to collaborate with multiple people in one goal, which other platforms struggle with.
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