ExpenseOwl

ExpenseOwl is a very simple expense tracking system with modern monthly faction visualizations. It tracks daily expenses, visualizes monthly spending patterns, and maintains an overview of financial habits. **Core Features:** - Simple expense tracking with only basic details (optional name, no time, date, amount, and category) - Backend based on UUID for expense identification - Flat-file storage system (data/expenses.json) - Multi-architecture Docker container with persistent storage support - REST API for expense management - Single-user focused (primarily for home lab deployment) - CSV export of all expense data via the UI - CLI for server and client operations (if needed) - Customizable categories via environment variables (expense_categories) with sensible defaults - Custom currency symbol in the frontend via environment variables (currency) **Visualizations:** - **Dashboard with expense category breakdown (pie chart)** - Click a category to exclude it from the chart; click again to add it back - Helps visualize breakdowns without considering certain categories like rent - Legend shows total spending for the month as well as total spending excluding the "rent" category - **Tabular view of detailed expense listings** - View individual expenses chronologically and delete them - Use browser search to find names when needed - **Navigation by month**

ExpenseOwl is an easy-to-use expense tracking system that visualizes monthly spending patterns with modern pie charts, helping users track daily expenses and understand financial habits.