💰 Expense Tracker - Personal Finance Dashboard

🌟 Overview

Expense Tracker is a modern, full-stack financial management application designed to help individuals track their spending, manage budgets, and visualize their financial health with precision and ease. Built with the MERN stack, it offers a seamless, responsive, and secure experience.

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✨ Key Features

• 📊 Dynamic Dashboard: Real-time visualization of income vs. expenses using interactive charts.
• 💸 Transaction Management: Easily add, edit, and delete transactions with categorized tags.
• 🔐 Secure Authentication: Robust user authentication using JWT and bcrypt password hashing.
• 📱 Responsive Design: Fully optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop views using Tailwind CSS 4.
• 📅 Data Filtering: Filter transactions by date range, category, or type.
• 🎭 Smooth Animations: Enhanced user experience with Framer Motion transitions.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 19: Modern UI development with hooks.
• Vite 7: Ultra-fast build tool and development server.
• Tailwind CSS 4: Utility-first styling with the latest features.
• Recharts: For elegant and responsive data visualization.
• Framer Motion: For smooth, declarative animations.
• Lucide React: For beautiful, consistent iconography.

Backend

• Node.js & Express 5: Fast and scalable server-side environment.
• MongoDB & Mongoose 9: Flexible NoSQL database with powerful schema modeling.
• JWT: Secure token-based authentication.

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• MongoDB (Local or Atlas)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/0paziz/SpendWise_MERN-Stack.git
   cd expense-tracker

2. Frontend Setup:

   cd frontend
   npm install
   cp .env.example .env # Update your variables
   npm run dev

3. Backend Setup:

   cd backend
   npm install
   cp .env.example .env # Update your variables
   node server.js

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🔒 Privacy & Security Pledge

We pledge to handle user financial data with the utmost care. This project follows industry best practices for security:

• Zero Raw Passwords: All passwords are hashed using Bcrypt.
• Data Privacy: We do not sell or share user data.
• Secure Sessions: Authentication is handled via secure, stateless JSON Web Tokens.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Built with ❤️ by Abdiaziz