PROJECT / Full stack
Personal Finance Tracker
A small command-line app to log expenses and chart spending by category.
Built
- Python
- SQLite
- pandas
- matplotlib
- Type
- Full stack
- Source
- Public on GitHub
- Role
- Solo project.
- Built with
- Python, SQLite, pandas
01 / Overview
Overview
Add, view and delete expenses
A menu loop over a SQLite table.
Validate input
Amounts must be non-negative numbers; categories and descriptions are checked.
Summarize and chart
pandas groups spending by category and matplotlib draws a bar chart.
02 / Context and problem
Context and problem
A simple way to record expenses and see where money goes, without a spreadsheet.
03 / My role
My role
Solo project.
04 / How it works
How it works
- SQLite storage, pandas summary, matplotlib chart.
05 / Results and numbers
Results and numbers
A finished console app with input validation and a bar chart of spending by category.
- Input validation on every field.
06 / Limitations
Limitations
- No date column yet, so the summary covers every entry; no editing; command line only; no tests.
07 / Next project