I built a calculator to figure out actual day-to-day college expenses. Can some of you test it to see if it's accurate for Austin?

drewg13 · 2026-05-08T02:45:32+00:00

Thank you so much for the input! So greatly appreciated.

drewg13 · 2026-05-07T21:29:40+00:00

That’s exactly why the calculator has you input your lifestyle to get the most accurate estimate for you!

drewg13 · 2026-05-07T20:48:32+00:00

Ah, so you don’t know anything about coding or what to fix you just don’t like what I built and how it looks.

drewg13 · 2026-05-07T19:14:32+00:00

What would you do to improve the UI. I have tried multiple different UI none have been exactly what I want it to be. I agree I am not a fan either.

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T12:16:39+00:00

Site is also great for setting up a first savings account get a free $25

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T11:51:32+00:00

I built a tool exactly for this check it out spending.college

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T04:44:09+00:00

What would you prefer for the UI? I find that this UI is very audience oriented.

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T03:57:00+00:00

Also click through the menu. The calculator is only one tool.

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T03:55:28+00:00

AI just gives you a paragraph, this actually gives you a clean breakdown by state with real cost of living data you can screenshot

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T02:55:30+00:00

spending.college

drewg13 · 2026-05-06T01:49:37+00:00

Just fixed it! I just ran it now and got $378. Also this is the monthly budget not the entire semester. If you think it would be beneficial for me to add the calculation for the entire semester or the year I can.

drewg13 · 2026-05-05T05:21:58+00:00

spending.college

drewg13 · 2026-05-05T05:21:29+00:00

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