💰 Savvy Spend

A full-stack personal finance management system designed to help users track expenses, manage budgets, and gain insights into their spending habits.

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🚀 Features

• 📊 Track daily expenses and income
• 💼 Categorize transactions (food, travel, bills, etc.)
• 📈 Visualize spending trends
• 🔔 Budget management and alerts
• 🔐 Secure user authentication
• 📂 Data synchronization and storage
• 🧠 (Optional) ML-based spending insights

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🛠️ Tech Stack

🔙 Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• REST APIs

🎨 Frontend

• React.js
• Modern UI components

🐳 DevOps

• Docker & Docker Compose

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📁 Project Structure

savvy_spend/
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├── backend/          # Server-side code (Node.js APIs)
├── frontend/         # React frontend application
├── ml-models/        # Machine learning models (if applicable)
├── docs/             # Documentation files
├── tests/            # Test cases
├── docker-compose.yml
├── README.md
└── .gitignore

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

🔧 Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• Docker installed (optional)

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▶️ Run Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm start

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▶️ Run Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

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🐳 Run with Docker (Recommended)

docker-compose up --build

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🔐 Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the backend folder:

PORT=5000
DATABASE_URL=your_database_url
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

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📊 Future Improvements

• 📱 Mobile app support
• 🤖 Advanced ML predictions
• ☁️ Cloud deployment (AWS/GCP)
• 📉 Expense analytics dashboard

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push and create a Pull Request

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

Sarthak Kaushal

• GitHub: https://github.com/Sarthak23122003

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⭐ Show Your Support

If you like this project, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!