Expense Tracker

A simple console-based expense tracker application written in C++ to help manage and track your expenses.

Features

• Add expenses with date, amount, category, and description
• View a list of all expenses
• Delete expenses by ID
• Save expenses to a file for persistence
• Load expenses from a file on startup

Requirements

• C++11 or later
• g++ compiler (or any C++ compiler that supports C++11)

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source files (ExpenseTracker.h, ExpenseTracker.cpp, and main.cpp).

2. Navigate to the directory containing the source files.

3. Compile the program using g++:

   g++ -std=c++11 -o expense_tracker main.cpp ExpenseTracker.cpp

4. Run the compiled program:

   ./expense_tracker

Usage

Upon running the program, you will see a menu with the following options:

1. Add Expense: Add a new expense by entering the date, amount, category, and description.
2. View Expenses: Display a list of all expenses.
3. Delete Expense: Delete an expense by entering its ID.
4. Exit: Exit the program.

Example

1. Add an Expense:

   Enter date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2024-07-23
   Enter amount: 50.0
   Enter category: Food
   Enter description: Dinner at a restaurant
   Expense added successfully.
   

2. View Expenses:

   ID  Date       Amount  Category    Description
   1  2024-07-23  50.0    Food        Dinner at a restaurant
   

3. Delete an Expense:

   Enter expense ID to delete: 1
   Expense deleted successfully.
   

4. Exit:

   Exiting...
   

File Structure

• ExpenseTracker.h: Header file containing the Expense struct and ExpenseTracker class definition.
• ExpenseTracker.cpp: Implementation of the ExpenseTracker class methods.
• main.cpp: Contains the main function and user interface for interacting with the expense tracker.

Contributing

If you wish to contribute to the project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.