How to Build an Expense Tracker with Lovable
Create a personal finance app to track expenses and budgets
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have the following ready.
What You Will Build
An expense tracker with categories, budgets, and spending reports
Key Features
Step-by-Step Tutorial
Follow these steps to build your expense tracker with Lovable.
Design expense entry
Create a quick expense logging form
Set up categories
Define spending categories
Build budget tracking
Add budget limits and progress bars
Create reports
Build charts showing spending patterns
Add recurring expenses
Implement automatic recurring entries
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Next Steps
Once you have completed this tutorial, consider these enhancements.
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