The latest articles on DEV Community by Purity Okaroni (@purity_okaroni_743089728d). https://dev.to/purity_okaroni_743089728d https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3394104%2Fd6e18ff1-944c-49af-9671-4806f082ed54.jpg https://dev.to/purity_okaroni_743089728d en Purity Okaroni Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:14:55 +0000 https://dev.to/purity_okaroni_743089728d/moneymesh-3ob8 https://dev.to/purity_okaroni_743089728d/moneymesh-3ob8 <p>MoneyMesh is a personal finance tracker built with React to help users stay on top of their income, expenses, and savings goals. The project was inspired by a need to understand personal cash flow more clearly and make budgeting easier.</p> <p>Tech Stack<br> Frontend: React, TailwindCSS<br> State Management: useState &amp; useEffect (React Hooks)<br> Data Storage: LocalStorage for now but considering Firebase for future versions.</p> <p>Key Features<br> Add Income &amp; Expenses<br> Visualize Spending with Charts<br> Set Monthly Budgets<br> Track Saving Goals</p> <p>What I Learned<br> Working on this project helped me:<br> Improve my React component structuring<br> Practice lifting state up and using props effectively<br> Work with LocalStorage to persist data<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdq5n9pz2vjwa9vki59qo.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fdq5n9pz2vjwa9vki59qo.png" alt=" " width="800" height="322"></a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F1ftnf158n90ckkdhgeu0.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F1ftnf158n90ckkdhgeu0.png" alt=" " width="800" height="322"></a>Understand how to manage form inputs</p> <p>Building MoneyMesh was a fun and rewarding way to apply what I have been learning in React. If you're a beginner working with React, I encourage you to build something that solves a real problem for you it's a great way to stay motivated.</p> webdev beginners react softwaredevelopment