MyHomeBank

A personal finance tracking application built with Flask that helps you manage your income and expenses.

Features

• Track income and expenses
• Categorize transactions
• Generate financial reports
• Import expenses in bulk
• Need vs Want classification
• Daily average expense calculation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• pip (Python package installer)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/myhomebank.git
cd myhomebank

2. Create a virtual environment (recommended):

python -m venv venv

3. Activate the virtual environment:

• On macOS/Linux:

source venv/bin/activate

• On Windows:

venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install the required packages:

pip install flask flask-sqlalchemy

Running the Application

1. Make sure your virtual environment is activated

2. Run the Flask application:

python app.py

3. Open your web browser and navigate to:

http://localhost:5000

Database

The application uses SQLite as its database. The database file (expenses.db) will be automatically created when you first run the application.

Usage

• Add income and expenses through the web interface
• View your transactions on the home page
• Generate reports with various statistics
• Import expenses in bulk using the import feature
• Delete transactions as needed

Development

The application is built with:

• Flask (Web framework)
• SQLAlchemy (Database ORM)
• SQLite (Database)
• HTML/CSS (Frontend)