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TakaTrack

TakaTrack is a full-stack personal finance application designed to help users take control of their financial life. It features real-time expense tracking, interactive charts, savings goal management, and category-based analytics — all backed by a robust Spring Boot API and MySQL database.

Problem Statement

Managing personal finances across multiple categories is overwhelming without a centralized tool. Most free budgeting apps lack real-time insights and goal tracking, forcing users to rely on spreadsheets.

Tech Stack

Next.js
Spring Boot
MySQL
Docker

Challenges & Solutions

Challenge 1

Implementing real-time chart updates without compromising page performance

Solution

Used React Query with optimistic updates for instant UI feedback

Challenge 2

Designing a flexible category system that supports custom user categories

Solution

Built a hierarchical category model with parent-child relationships in MySQL

Challenge 3

Handling concurrent expense submissions from multiple devices

Solution

Implemented database-level locking with Spring Boot @Transactional for data consistency

Results

  • Handles 1000+ expense entries per user with sub-200ms API response times
  • Deployed on cloud with Docker Compose for easy horizontal scaling
  • Interactive dashboards with Chart.js render in under 100ms

Want to see more?

Check out my other projects or read my technical blog posts.