YUNeedMoney💰🤑🤑

YUNeedMoney is a finance management web application designed to help users track income and expenses, set budgets, and visualize spending habits. By integrating Plaid for dummy banking data and receipt scanning with Taggun, YUNeedMoney simplifies financial management while ensuring a secure and user-friendly experience.

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Features

• User Authentication – Secure registration & login using JWT.
• Transaction Tracking – Users can:
  • Manually add expenses/income.
  • Upload CSV/Excel files for bulk imports.
  • Link bank accounts via Plaid for real-time updates.
• Receipt Upload & Analysis – Extract itemized spending details from receipts via Taggun API.
• Budgeting & Reports – Set budgets and generate spending analysis charts.
• Geographic Spending Comparison – Compare spending trends with users in similar locations.
• Intuitive UI – Built with React & Tailwind CSS for a seamless experience.

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js (React framework) – UI & routing
• Tailwind CSS – Styling
• shadcn/ui – UI components

Backend

• Node.js & Express – API server
• MongoDB (Mongoose) – Database
• JWT – Secure user authentication
• Plaid API – Dummy banking integration
• Taggun API – Receipt scanning
• Open API

Deployment & Hosting

• AWS (EC2 & RDS) – Cloud deployment

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Getting Started

1️. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/MM120-i/EECS-4314.git
cd EECS-4314

2. Set up the Backend

cd server
npm install

Start backend

npm run dev

3. Set up the Frontend

cd client
npm install
npm run dev