💸 Personal Expense Tracker (Python Console App)

A command-line tool to track daily expenses, categorize spending, and monitor monthly budgets. Ideal for personal use or learning Python file handling and CLI interaction.

🚀 Features

• 📆 Add daily expenses (with category and description)
• 📂 View all past expenses in a tabular format
• 📊 Set monthly budgets and track against actual spending
• 📤 Save and load data from CSV and JSON files
• ✅ User-friendly prompts and input validation

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Python 3.11
• Built-in modules: csv, json, datetime, os

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📁 Project Structure

expense_tracker/
├── personal_expense_tracker.ipynb         # All logic in single file with classes
├── export/
│   └── full_file_personal_expense_tracker.pdf                     
│   └── screenshots_personal_expense_tracker.docx 
│   └── writeup_personal_expense_tracker.docx
├── data/
│   ├── expenses.csv                       # Saved expenses
│   └── budgets.json                       # Monthly budgets
├── README.md

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🧑‍💻 Usage

Run the tracker:

python expense_app.py

Example Flow:

💸 Hello from your Personal Expense Tracker!

1/A   Add expense
2/V   View expenses
3/T   Track budget
4/S   Save expenses
5/E   Exit

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🙌 Acknowledgements

Built with ❤️ using Python and a lot of terminal inputs!