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Gig Income Smoother

Turn uneven gig income into a steady weekly paycheck.

Intermediate14h1–2 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Gig Income Smoother for delivery riders and freelancers in ~14h with 1–2 people. Stack: Next.js + Postgres + Charts.

Why it wins: Financial stability for gig workers.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Irregular income makes budgeting and bills stressful.
02 · Solution
Track earnings, set a target weekly pay and automatically move surplus into a buffer in good weeks and release it in slow weeks.
03 · Build
  1. 1Log income
  2. 2Define pay rules
  3. 3Simulate buffer
  4. 4Chart weeks
04 · Demo
Simulate a bad week covered by the buffer.

MVP checklist

  • Income tracking
  • Target pay
  • Buffer rules
  • Forecast

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
PostgresRelational database
ChartsData visualisation

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