Your Intelligent Partner for Smarter Financial Management

Ace Budget AI revolutionizes personal finance management by combining artificial intelligence with intuitive budgeting tools. Whether you're tracking daily expenses or planning long-term financial goals, our AI-powered platform delivers actionable insights to help you make informed financial decisions.

• Multi-Source Expense Tracking
  Capture spending through receipt scans, email transaction parsing, or manual entries for comprehensive financial oversight.
• Adaptive Budget Management
  Create dynamic budgets across categories with smart threshold alerts and spending pattern analysis.
• AI-Powered Financial Insights
  Receive personalized recommendations powered by machine learning algorithms analyzing your spending behavior.
• Localized Cost Optimization
  Discover region-specific savings opportunities for essentials like groceries, transportation, and utilities.
• Predictive Budget Forecasting
  Anticipate future expenses with AI-driven projections and proactive budget alerts.
• Goal-Oriented Savings
  Establish and track progress toward financial objectives with automated fund allocation.
• Custom Analytics Dashboard
  Generate detailed financial reports and visualize spending trends through interactive charts.

Configure these essential environment variables in .env.local:

# Firebase Configuration
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_firebase_api_key
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_firebase_auth_domain
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_firebase_project_id

# MongoDB Connection
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri

# Authentication (Clerk)
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_clerk_publishable_key
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_clerk_secret_key

# Email Integration
GMAIL_CLIENT_ID=your_gmail_client_id
GMAIL_CLIENT_SECRET=your_gmail_client_secret

# AI Services
HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY=your_huggingface_api_key
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key

# Environment Configuration
ENVIRONMENT=development

Note: Obtain API keys from respective service dashboards (Firebase Console, MongoDB Atlas, Clerk Dashboard, etc.)

1. Clone repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ace-budget-ai.git

2. Navigate to project:

   cd ace-budget-ai

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

Access the application at http://localhost:3000

• Next.js Official Documentation
• Interactive Next.js Tutorial
• Project GitHub Repository
• Firebase Setup Guide

Review our deployment guide for advanced configuration options.

We welcome community contributions! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch: git checkout -b feat/amazing-feature
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to branch: git push origin feat/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

Distributed under MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Have questions? Reach our core team:
📩 davediepreye05@gmail.com
🐦 @AceBudgetAI