Budget Tracker

A simple personal budget app that lets users track incomes, expenses, and savings. Provides summaries, pie charts, and budget recommendations.

Features

• Add multiple incomes and expenses per month
• Categorized expenses: Housing, Loans, Utilities, Insurance, Transportation, Groceries, Clothing, Media, Hobbies, Retirement, Buffer, Other savings
• Visualize spending with pie charts
• Budget proposal based on four different income levels
• Advice messages when spending exceeds recommended percentages
• View historical months and summaries

Installation

1. Clone the repository:
   git clone

   Install dependencies: npm install

   Start the server: npm start

   Open your browser at http://localhost:3000

Usage Enter your incomes and expenses in the forms on the main page

Submit to see:

Pie chart of current expenses

Budget proposal for your income level

Advice for overspending categories

Data Storage Monthly budgets are saved as JSON files in the data folder

Format: budget-YYYY-MM.json

Tech Stack Node.js, Express.js

Pug templates

Chart.js for visualizations

File-based JSON storage

Error Handling Routes wrapped in try/catch

500 errors handled globally in index.js

Local errors (e.g., corrupted budget file) handled in budgetUtils.js