LifeLedger

A three tier application for tracking personal finances, investments, lending/borrowing, and food consumption with detailed analytics and admin management.

Features

Finance Management

• Expenses Tracking - Record expenses with categories, payment methods, and tags
• Income Tracking - Track income sources with detailed descriptions
• Investment Management - Track various investment types (SIP, CID, SSF, Stocks, Fixed Deposits, etc.)
• Lending & Borrowing - Manage money to pay and money to receive with status tracking
• Financial Analytics - Comprehensive dashboards with charts and summaries
• Date Range Filtering - Filter transactions by day, week, month, or custom ranges
• Pagination - Efficient data display with pagination support

Food Tracking

• Food Logs - Record meals with cost, calories, and meal types
• Category Management - Create and manage custom food categories
• Food Analytics - Track spending, calories, and meal patterns
• Day/Week/Month Filtering - Filter food logs by time periods
• Visual Statistics - Beautiful cards and charts for food insights

Admin Features

• User Management - Full CRUD operations for user accounts
• User Analytics - Platform-wide statistics and user activity metrics
• Password Reset - Admin can reset user passwords
• Account Status Management - Activate, deactivate, or suspend accounts
• Role Management - Assign USER or ADMIN roles
• Audit Logs - Track all admin actions
• System Settings - Manage application-wide settings

User Features

• Dashboard - Comprehensive overview of all financial data
• Analytics - Advanced graphical analytics for all data types
• Multi-currency Support - Single currency (NPR) for simplified tracking
• Secure Authentication - JWT-based authentication with refresh tokens
• Responsive Design - Works seamlessly on desktop and mobile

Tech Stack

Backend

• Framework: NestJS 10
• Language: TypeScript
• Database: PostgreSQL 15
• ORM: TypeORM
• Cache: Redis 7
• Authentication: JWT + Passport
• Validation: class-validator, class-transformer
• API Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI
• Rate Limiting: @nestjs/throttler

Frontend

• Framework: Next.js 14 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Charts: Recharts
• State Management: Zustand
• HTTP Client: Axios
• Forms: React Hook Form
• UI Components: Headless UI

Infrastructure

• Containerization: Docker & Docker Compose
• Database: PostgreSQL 15 Alpine
• Cache: Redis 7 Alpine
• Node Version: 18 LTS
• Docker