The Great Minnesota Get-Together can also be a great strain on the wallet. I wanted to see how far you could make it on only $100. Armed with an iPhone and a dream, I braved the first day, snapping pics up and down every street to collect prices for food, drinks and activities. My camera roll was quickly overwhelmed, and lemonade breaks were crucial.

Back home with only a slight sunburn, I entered all my data into a pre-created Airtable and used those numbers to create a fancy calculator that allowed readers to budget out their fair visit ahead of time. This may be the singular project where I learned the most about Svelte in a single go — it really stretched my knowledge and pushed me. I am appreciative of my coworkers who were endlessly patient and answered my repeated questions on deadline.

I also built in a shareable receipt at the end of the project so users can show off their perfect fair day. This was published the morning of the second day of the fair, giving readers as much time as possible with the updated prices for the year.