Expense Tracker App

Personal finance management is crucial for financial health. This expense tracker helps users monitor their spending, set budgets, and gain insights into their financial habits through comprehensive tracking and analytics.

This project teaches you about data persistence, financial calculations, data visualization, and creating practical applications that solve real-world problems.

User Stories:

• User can add new expenses with amount, category, description, and date
• User can add income entries to track earnings
• User can view a list of all transactions sorted by date
• User can edit or delete existing transactions
• User can categorize expenses (food, transportation, entertainment, utilities, etc.)
• User can see their current balance (income minus expenses)
• User can filter transactions by date range or category

Bonus Features:

• User can set monthly budgets for different categories
• User can see budget progress and warnings when approaching limits
• User can view expense analytics with charts (pie charts for categories, line charts for trends)
• User can export financial data to CSV or PDF
• User can set up recurring transactions (salary, rent, subscriptions)
• User can attach receipts or notes to transactions
• User can see monthly/yearly financial summaries
• User can set financial goals and track progress
• User can get spending insights and recommendations
• User can sync data across multiple devices
• User can set up expense reminders and notifications

What you'll learn:

• Local storage for financial data persistence
• Data visualization with charts and graphs
• Date manipulation and filtering
• Financial calculations and budgeting logic
• Form validation for financial inputs
• Data export functionality
• Dashboard design for analytics
• Responsive design for mobile expense tracking
• Data security considerations for financial apps
• Performance optimization for large datasets