💰 Expense Tracker

Welcome to the Budgeting App! This application helps you manage your expenses, create budgets, save for your goals, and analyze your spending habits. It's built with a modern stack including React, Next.js, and Chart.js for data visualization.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Features

• 💸 Record Transactions: Easily add and categorize your expenses.
• 📊 Create Budgets: Set budgets for different categories and track your spending against them.
• 📈 Analyze Spending Habits: Visualize your expenses with charts and graphs.
• 📅 Progress Tracking: Monitor your budgeting progress and stay on track with your financial goals.
• 🎯 Save for Goals: Set savings goals and track your progress towards achieving them.
• 🔍 Expense Breakdown: Get a detailed breakdown of your spending by category.
• 📆 Monthly Trends: Analyze your spending patterns over time with monthly trends.

Installation

Backend

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/alvinbengeorge/expense-tracker.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd expense-tracker

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your environment variables:

   DB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
   DB_NAME=expense-tracker
   SECRET=your_secret

Frontend

1. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd client

2. Install the dependencies:

   pnpm i

3. Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add your environment variables:

   NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=your_api_url

4. Run build:

   pnpm build

Usage

1. Start the backend server:

   uvicorn main:app --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8000 --workers 4

2. Start the development server:

   pnpm start 

3. Open your browser and navigate to https://yourdomain.com.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes. Ensure your code adheres to the project's coding standards and includes relevant tests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License