CS4320-SemesterProject

💰 MyWallet - Personal Finance Tracker

A Django-based web application for tracking expenses, managing debt, and planning savings strategies.

Features

• Dashboard - Real-time budget tracking and spending overview
• Expense Tracking - Add, view, and delete monthly expenses
• Debt Management - Track debts with Snowball & Avalanche payoff strategies
• Saving Strategies - 50/30/20 budgeting rule and emergency fund calculator
• User Accounts - Secure authentication and profile management

Tech Stack

• Backend: Django 5.x, Python 3.10+
• Database: SQLite (dev)
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScript

Installation

Prerequisite Installations:

Python 3.8+

Git

pip

Django

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/SyntaxSanchez/CS4320-SemesterProject
   

   cd CS4320-SemesterProject
   

2. Create a virtual environment (or use the one already in there ):

   python3 -m venv myenv --system-site-packages
   source myenv/bin/activate
   
   

   Or use the one already installed

   source cs4320/bin/activate
   

3. Go into the Project:

   cd CS4320_Project
   

4. Run migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   

   python manage.py migrate
   

5. Run the development local server:

   ( port depends on user local network: we are using 3000 )

   python manage.py runserver 3000
   

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

• Django documentation
• Bootstrap/CSS design inspiration