Expense Tracker Website

Introduction

In this tutorial, we will create an Expense Tracker Web Application using React. This project will help you understand state management, event handling, and dynamic list updates in React. It’s ideal for beginners aiming to strengthen their knowledge of React development by building a practical and useful application.

Project Overview

The Expense Tracker application allows users to keep track of their income and expenses. It helps manage financial data by categorizing and calculating income, expenses, and the total balance. This project showcases the use of React for managing state and handling user input efficiently.

Features

• Add Transactions: Users can add income or expense transactions.
• Track Balance: Users can view their total balance and track changes dynamically.
• Delete Transactions: Users can remove transactions from the list.
• Local Storage: Transactions are persisted across page reloads using localStorage.

Technologies Used

• React: To build the user interface and manage component state.
• CSS: To style the application.
• JavaScript: To handle the application's core logic.

Project Structure

The project structure follows a typical React project layout:

├── public
├── src
│   ├── components
│   │   ├── TransactionList.jsx
│   │   ├── TransactionItem.jsx
│   │   ├── AddTransaction.jsx
│   ├── App.jsx
│   ├── App.css
│   ├── index.js
│   └── index.css
├── package.json
└── README.md

Installation and Usage

To get started, clone the repository and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/abhishekboadgurjar/expense-tracker.git
cd expense-tracker
npm install
npm start

The application will start running at http://localhost:3000.

Live Demo

Check out the live demo of the Expense Tracker here.

Screenshots

Conclusion

The Expense Tracker project demonstrates how to manage lists and state effectively in React. It’s a great way to learn how to build dynamic applications with persistent data storage using localStorage.

Credits

• Inspiration: Built with the idea of helping users track their financial transactions.

Author

Abhishek Gurjar is a dedicated web developer passionate about creating practical and functional web applications. Check out more of his projects on GitHub.