WaalletPad - Expense Tracker

A Java Swing expense tracker application with SQLite persistence, category-based budgeting, and monthly analytics.

Features

• Add and manage expense categories
• Track daily spending in multiple categories
• View monthly totals, daily averages, and largest expense
• Visual category breakdown in analytics reports
• Local SQLite database for persistent storage

Requirements

• Java 17
• SQLite JDBC (included in lib/)

Run locally

Open PowerShell in the project root and run:

cd /d "d:\Java\Expense Tracker"
& "C:\java17\bin\javac.exe" -cp "lib\*" -d bin src\com\expensetracker\Main.java
& "C:\java17\bin\java.exe" -cp "bin;lib\*" com.expensetracker.Main

If Java is on your PATH, use:

cd /d "d:\Java\Expense Tracker"
javac -cp "lib\*" -d bin src\com\expensetracker\Main.java
java -cp "bin;lib\*" com.expensetracker.Main

Notes

• Do not commit the generated bin/ directory or expenses.db file.
• The app uses FlatLaf for theming and SQLite for local data storage.