Expense Tracker Dashboard

A web dashboard that tracks expenses, categorizes them using machine learning, and provides monthly reports and spending advice.

Features

• User authentication and profile management
• Expense tracking and management
• ML-based expense categorization
• Monthly financial reports
• Personalized spending advice
• Responsive web interface

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Chart.js, Material-UI
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• ML: TensorFlow.js for expense categorization
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

Project Structure

├── client/                 # Frontend React application
├── server/                 # Backend Node.js/Express application
│   ├── controllers/        # Request handlers
│   ├── models/             # Database models
│   ├── routes/             # API routes
│   ├── services/           # Business logic
│   ├── utils/              # Utility functions
│   └── ml/                 # Machine learning models
├── .env                    # Environment variables
├── .gitignore              # Git ignore file
└── README.md               # Project documentation

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies for both client and server:

# Install server dependencies
cd server
npm install

# Install client dependencies
cd ../client
npm install

3. Create a .env file in the server directory with the following variables:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
PORT=5000

4. Start the development servers:

# Start the backend server
cd server
npm run dev

# In another terminal, start the frontend client
cd client
npm start

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000

License

MIT