Personal Finance Tracker CLI

Overview

Personal Finance Tracker CLI is a Python-based command-line application for recording income and expenses, reviewing transaction history, generating summary totals, and visualizing financial activity.

This project is positioned as a recruiter-ready Python portfolio piece focused on CLI workflow design, CSV data persistence, lightweight reporting, and simple chart-based visualization.

Real-World Business Use Case

This project maps to practical workflows relevant to:

• Personal Finance Utilities
• Internal Budget Tracking Tools
• Small Business Expense Logging
• Python CLI Development
• Data Reporting Demonstrations

A user or small team may need to answer questions such as:

• How much total income has been recorded?
• How much has been spent?
• What is the current net savings value?
• How can income and expenses be visualized quickly?

This kind of application is useful for lightweight budgeting, reporting demos, and command-line portfolio presentation.

Key Features

• Add Income And Expense Transactions
• CSV-Based Data Persistence
• Financial Summary Output
• Transaction History View
• Income Vs Expenses Bar Chart
• Input Validation Improvements

Tech Stack

• Python
• Pandas
• Matplotlib

Repository Contents

• Finance.py
• requirements.txt
• README.md
• .gitignore

How To Run

1. Create And Activate A Virtual Environment

python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1