Student Expense Tracker

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README

i. Short Intro

Student Expense Tracker helps students monitor daily spending through a simple graphical interface.

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ii. Used Technologies

• Java
• Java Swing
• OOP Concepts
• File Handling
• Collections Framework

Libraries Used

• javax.swing
• java.awt
• java.util
• java.io

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iii. Features

User Can:

• Add expenses
• View all expenses
• Filter by category
• Search by date
• Edit expense details
• Set monthly budget
• Export summaries

Categories

• Food
• Travel
• Shopping
• Entertainment
• Health
• Education
• Others

GUI Controls

Button	Function
Add Expense	Add new expense
View All	Display all records
Total	Show total expense
Filter	Filter by category
Search Date	Search expenses
Set Budget	Define budget
Export	Save summary

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iv. The Process

1. Designed an abstract Expense class.
2. Created subclasses for categories.
3. Built GUI using Java Swing.
4. Added file export support.
5. Implemented exception handling.

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v. What I Learned

• Java Swing GUI development
• OOP principles
• Event handling
• File operations
• Exception handling

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vi. Future Improvements

• Database integration
• Login system
• Charts and analytics
• Dark mode UI
• Cloud backup

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vii. How to Run

Compile

javac M.java

Run

java M

Requirements

• Java JDK 8 or higher