This is a personal project that I wanted to create. But here is some context.
My expenses are spread across different banking websites so it's impossible to get all my expenses consolidated in one place. In addition, I want to actually have a count of all the money I set aside for different uses without actually opening new accounts. For example, I have an account with money set aside for travel, one that keeps track of my monthly allowance, etc.
Since I started coding, I just thought it would be nice to have a better way to keep track of my expenses instead of an Excel sheet. In addition, it would be ideal to sort by categories and just look at expenses for a specific time frame.
But mainly it's to test and improve my skills and knowledge as a software engineer.
- Make sure MongoDB is installed. I like this guide.
- Install the packages:
npm install - Seed the databse:
npm run seed - Start everything:
npm start
You can clear the database with the command: npm run dropdb