Slabak & BudgetGoddess
Slabak Slabak
BudgetGoddess BudgetGoddess
Slabak Slabak
I was thinking about how to turn grocery shopping into a little puzzle—like an algorithm that picks the cheapest path through the aisles while still meeting all my needs. Have you ever coded a budget planner that could do that?
BudgetGoddess BudgetGoddess
Hey, absolutely! Think of your cart as a graph—each aisle is a node, each shelf a weighted edge with price and distance. Just feed your list into a simple Dijkstra, but tweak the weights: add a small penalty for the distance you’ll actually have to walk, and a huge bonus for items on sale or in bulk. That way the algorithm will naturally route you through the “cheapest” path that still hits every item. I’ve built a little Python script that pulls in my pantry inventory, checks weekly ads, and outputs a walking route that cuts both time and cash. Want a quick demo?
Slabak Slabak
That sounds like a neat little challenge. I’d like to see how it handles unexpected price spikes or last‑minute items. Maybe we can tweak the edge weights to include a “mood factor” too, just for fun. Let’s hear it.