💸 Expense Tracker FullStack App

A full-stack expense tracking application built with React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. This app helps users manage their expenses, categorize them, and get a clear overview of where their money goes.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Add, update, and delete expenses
• ✅ Categorize expenses (e.g., Food, Transport, Bills)
• ✅ Dashboard with total expenses summary
• ✅ Responsive design with Tailwind CSS
• ✅ Persistent data using MongoDB
• ✅ Express

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React
• Tailwind CSS
• Axios

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB (with Mongoose)

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📦 Folder Structure

📸 Screenshots

📍 Getting Started

1. Set Up Backend

cd backend
npm install
# Add your MongoDB connection string to a `.env` file
npm run dev

2. Set Up Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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⚙️ Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend folder:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=5000

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🤝 Contributions

Feel free to fork the repo, submit issues, or send pull requests!

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🙌 Acknowledgements

• Inspiration from frontend mentor & budget tracking apps
• Mongoose + Express documentation