Experience your future so you can make a decision in the present.
Branch is an interactive financial decision simulator that helps users compare different life choices before making them. Instead of relying on spreadsheets or rough estimates, users can explore multiple possible futures and understand the financial tradeoffs behind each path.
Whether you're deciding where to live, choosing between career opportunities, or considering a major purchase, Branch helps answer one question:
"What could my future look like if I choose this?"
Compare different living situations, including:
- Living alone
- Living with roommates
- Living at home
Branch estimates:
- Monthly spending money
- Projected savings
- Housing costs
- Financial tradeoffs
Compare different career paths such as:
- Corporate job
- Startup
- Graduate school
Branch analyzes:
- Estimated take-home income
- Salary growth over time
- Tuition costs
- Startup equity
- Financial flexibility
- Risk and stability
- Personalized "Future You" insights
Every decision you choose becomes a new Branch inside your personal garden.
Saved branches allow you to:
- Compare different futures
- Revisit previous decisions
- Continue growing your collection of life choices
- Next.js (App Router)
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Local Storage
Clone the repository:
git clone <repository-url>Install dependencies:
npm installStart the development server:
npm run devOpen:
http://localhost:3000
Current
- Housing decision simulator
- Career decision simulator
- Saved decision garden
Planned
- Major purchase simulator
- AI-generated financial insights
- Timeline view of future outcomes
- Authentication and cloud saves
- Personalized recommendations
- Additional decision categories
I've always noticed that big life decisions; such as choosing a job, deciding whether to go to graduate school, or figuring out where to live; usually involve a lot of guessing. People use spreadsheets, online calculators, or advice from friends, but it's still hard to answer a simple question:
"Where will this decision actually leave me a few years from now?"
I built Branch to make those decisions easier to understand. Instead of just comparing confusing numbers, Branch compares different paths side by side, estimates how each choice could affect your finances over time, and explains the tradeoffs in a way that's easy to follow.
My goal is to create a tool that helps people feel more confident about important life decisions by making the future a little easier to picture.