Expense Tracker CLI

A simple command-line tool to track your expenses, manage your personal budget, and view summaries — all from your terminal.

Project URL

https://roadmap.sh/projects/expense-tracker

Features

• Add an expense with description and amount
• Update an existing expense by ID
• Delete an expense by ID
• List all expenses
• View total expenses summary
• View summary for a specific month
• Data stored locally in a JSON file for simplicity

Installation

Clone the repo or install it globally from npm (if published):

npm install -g expense-tracker-cli-didierganthier

Usage

Add an expense

expense-tracker add --description "Lunch" --amount 15

Update an expense

expense-tracker update --id 1 --description "Dinner" --amount 20

Delete an expense

expense-tracker delete --id 1

List all expenses

expense-tracker list

View total summary

expense-tracker summary

View summary for a specific month (e.g. August)

expense-tracker summary --month 8

Data Storage

All expenses are stored in a local JSON file called expenses.json in the project folder. This keeps your data persistent between runs.

Future Improvements

• Add expense categories and filter by category
• Set monthly budget and get warnings when exceeding it
• Export expenses to a CSV file
• Add colored output for better readability

License

MIT

Author

Didier Peran Ganthier