Laravel Expense Tracker

Laravel Expense Tracker is a modern, feature-rich web application designed to help users efficiently manage and analyze their personal expenses. Built with the latest version of Laravel, the application focuses on clean architecture, secure authentication, accurate financial tracking, and meaningful data visualization.

The project demonstrates practical implementation of CRUD operations, user authorization, reporting systems, and dashboard analytics within a real-world financial use case.

Core Features

• Authentication & User Management
  Secure user registration and login system with password hashing, session-based authentication, and strict user-specific data isolation to ensure privacy and security.
• Expense Management System
  Full CRUD functionality for managing expenses, including precise decimal amount handling, date-based tracking, and categorization for better organization.
• Dashboard & Analytics
  An interactive dashboard providing an overview of total expenses, current month spending, today’s expenses, and recently added records for quick financial insights.
• Reporting & Visualization
  Monthly expense reports with category-wise breakdowns, filterable data by month, and visual charts to help users understand spending patterns.
• Expense Categorization
  Predefined categories such as Food, Transport, Shopping, and Others, each with unique visual identifiers to enhance clarity in reports and charts.

User Interface & Experience

• Responsive and mobile-friendly layout
• Clean and intuitive user interface
• Sidebar-based navigation for easy access to features
• Icon-enhanced UI for improved usability

Technology Stack

Backend

• Framework: Laravel 12.x
• Language: PHP 8.2+
• Database: MySQL
• Authentication: Laravel built-in authentication system

Frontend

• CSS Framework: Bootstrap 5.3
• Icons: Font Awesome 6
• Build Tool: Vite

Development Tools

• Testing: Pest
• Code Quality: Laravel Pint
• Package Management: Composer, npm

Authorization & Data Security

• Users can only create, view, edit, or delete their own expenses
• Category data is publicly readable but restricted from modification
• Dashboard statistics and reports are fully user-specific

Live Demo & Source Code

• Live Application: https://expense-tracker.sjsiam.com
• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/sjsiam/laravel-expense-tracker

Test Credentials:
Email: test@example.com
Password: 12345678

Conclusion

This project highlights my ability to build secure, data-driven web applications using Laravel. It showcases backend logic, user authorization, analytics, and reporting features combined with a clean and responsive frontend, making it a practical and scalable solution for personal finance management.