💰 MERN Expense Tracker - Full Stack Financial Management

A full-stack Expense Tracker built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) to help you manage and track your expenses efficiently.

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✨ Key Features

Feature	Description	Preview
📊 Financial Dashboard	Real-time overview of your financial health
🔐 Secure Authentication	JWT-based login/signup with password encryption
📈 Smart Analytics	Interactive charts for spending patterns
📱 Mobile Responsive	Works flawlessly on all devices

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

Technology	Purpose
React 18	Component-based UI
Tailwind CSS	Modern styling utility
Chart.js	Data visualization
Axios	HTTP requests
React Icons	Beautiful icons

Backend

Technology	Purpose
Node.js	Runtime environment
Express	Web framework
MongoDB	NoSQL database
Mongoose	ODM for MongoDB
JWT	Secure authentication
Bcrypt	Password hashing

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🚀 Installation Guide

Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 16.x
• MongoDB Atlas account
• Git

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/expense-tracker.git
   cd expense-tracker

2.Backend Setup

 cd backend 
 npm install
 npm run dev
 cp .env.example .env
 # Add your MongoDB URI and JWT secret in .env

3.frontend Setup

 cd frontend
 npm i
 npm run dev

4,Run Development Server

 # In server directory
npm run dev

# In client directory (new terminal)
npm start

📸 Application Screenshots Auth Screens Login Page

Signup Page

Core Features Expense

Financial Analytic

🌐 Deployment Frontend (Vercel)

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Backend (Render)

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

🤝 Contributing

Fork the Project

Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)

Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')

Push to the Branch (git push origin main)

Open a Pull Request

👨‍💻 Developer

Subham Nayak Full Stack Developer