xpenz

Using LESS, coffeescript, Meteor, MongoDB.

Getting started

Make sure you have meteor installed:

curl https://install.meteor.com | /bin/sh

You'll need an S3 bucket and credentials. Set the following environment variables:

XPENZ_S3_KEY={ s3 key }
XPENZ_S3_SECRET= { s3 secret }
XPENZ_S3_BUCKET= { s3 bucket name }

Clone the app and run it with:

meteor

Stretch:

since we want to encourage users to upload a receipt, and the receipt attachment process is the biggest pain point right now (need to click, browse, select, submit), optimize this by starting off with selecting multiple files, then creating a form for each, with the same Trip name. Step 1: add trip (or choose existing), step 2: select receipt files, step 3: fill out information, submit
show total reimbursed
show expenses that are already reimbursed in collapsed section
show nice transition animation when expense is approved or denied
allow undo when deleting expense
allow undo when approving expense
allow undo when rejecting expense
implement accountant statistics view
implement email alert to manager when expense filed
implement notifications when your expense got reimbursed or rejected
implement submit expense by Twilio MMS
create Organization collection with access token of dwolla account to pay from. Employees have an Organization ID, and accountants and managers can only interact with employees of their organization
auth using Google instead of Dwolla. Only accountants need Dwolla -- let them connect their account.