Expenses App

A simple command-line expense tracking application built with Python.

Features

• ✅ Add expenses with description, amount, and category
• ✅ View all expenses
• ✅ Filter expenses by category
• ✅ Calculate total expenses
• ✅ View breakdown by category
• ✅ Automatic data persistence (saves to JSON file)

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or higher

Installation

1. Clone or download this project
2. No external dependencies needed - uses Python standard library only

Usage

Run the application:

python main.py

Menu Options

1. Add expense - Record a new expense with description, amount, and category
2. View all expenses - Display all recorded expenses
3. View expenses by category - Filter and view expenses for a specific category
4. Get total expenses - See total amount spent and breakdown by category
5. Exit - Close the application

Example

=== Expenses App ===
1. Add expense
2. View all expenses
3. View expenses by category
4. Get total expenses
5. Exit

Enter your choice (1-5): 1
Description: Coffee
Amount: €4.50
Category (e.g., food, transport, entertainment): food
✓ Expense added successfully!

Data Storage

Expenses are automatically saved to expenses.json in the application directory. Your data persists between sessions - when you restart the app, all your previous expenses will be loaded automatically.

Future Enhancements

• Edit and delete expenses
• Date range filtering
• Export to CSV
• Expense visualizations
• Budget tracking and alerts