Create a comprehensive expense tracker that helps users monitor their spending, categorize expenses, and visualize their financial data through charts and graphs.

Project Checklist

• Create a form to add new expenses with amount, description, category, and date
• Display a list of all expenses with filtering and sorting options
• Implement category-based expense grouping
• Add a summary section showing total expenses and remaining budget
• Use localStorage to persist expense data
• Create basic charts to visualize spending patterns

Bonus Project Checklist Items

• Add budget limits per category with alerts when exceeded
• Implement date range filtering (daily, weekly, monthly views)
• Add export functionality (CSV, JSON)
• Create HARD charts using Chart.js or D3.js
• Add recurring expense tracking
• Implement expense search and HARD filtering

Inspiration (Any companies/libraries similar)

• Mint
• YNAB (You Need A Budget)
• PocketGuard

Hint/Code snippet to start

To get started, you can use the following code snippet to manage expenses:

let expenses = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('expenses')) || [];

function addExpense(amount, description, category, date) {
  const expense = {
    id: Date.now(),
    amount: parseFloat(amount),
    description,
    category,
    date: new Date(date)
  };
  expenses.push(expense);
  localStorage.setItem('expenses', JSON.stringify(expenses));
  updateUI();
}

function getTotalExpenses() {
  return expenses.reduce((sum, expense) => sum + expense.amount, 0);
}