Broke to Bread
lead
Full-Stack Engineer
Overview
Broke to Bread is a mobile-first web app that helps users escape debt using the snowball or avalanche payoff method. Users add their debts, set a monthly contribution amount, and the app automatically calculates payoff timelines, total interest, and the optimal payment order. The dashboard tracks remaining debt with progress bars, milestone badges, and a "chaos to calm" color shift from red to teal as debts disappear. Payment logging is built in, and users get a celebration screen when each debt hits zero.
Mission
What we're building
Broke to Bread — a mobile-first web app that helps users climb out of debt using the snowball or avalanche method. It tracks debts, auto-calculates payoff timelines, and gamifies progress with milestones, streaks, and a visual "chaos to calm" aesthetic that shifts from deep reds to teals as debt decreases.
Current focus
The MVP is a fully functional single-user web app (no auth yet — that ships before paid features) covering:
- Onboarding flow: add multiple debts (name, balance, APR, minimum payment), set extra monthly contribution, choose snowball vs. avalanche
- Payoff calculator: shows the payoff order, estimated freedom date, and total interest for both methods side by side
- Dashboard: total remaining debt, a draining health bar, freedom date countdown, per-debt progress bars
- Payment logging: simple form to log a payment against a debt, auto-recalculates everything