This week, our Community Voice author is Lee Tengum, who discusses how CodeIgniter has cost him over $8,800 in beer and soft drinks. Lee is a bit of a serial entrepreneur, with 5 successful startups under his belt including the recently launched http://cleverandy.com. He has become something of a cookie! jar of startup knowledge.

The group was developing a contractor management system for their business in CodeIgniter. They started the development on Wednesday and set Saturday as a goal for release (with plenty of fuel to get them there). Check out the rest of the story...