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# Grocery Receipt Tracker
A database application to track your grocery receipts and compare prices between stores and over time.
A database application to track your grocery receipts (PDF/email format) and monitor price evolution over time.
## Overview
This project helps you:
- Record and store your grocery receipts
- Track item prices across different stores
- Analyze price trends over time
- Compare costs to find the best deals
- Import and store your grocery receipts from email attachments or PDF files
- Extract item details and prices from receipt images/PDFs
- Track price changes for the same items across different stores and over time
- Analyze spending patterns and identify price trends
- Compare costs to find the best deals and optimize your shopping habits
## Features
- Store receipt details (date, store, items, prices)
- Import receipts from email attachments or PDF files
- Extract item details and prices using OCR technology
- Store receipt details (date, store, items, prices, total)
- Track price evolution for the same items over time
- Compare prices for the same items across different stores
- Visualize price changes over time
- Identify cost-saving shopping patterns
- Visualize price changes with charts and graphs
- Generate reports on spending patterns and savings opportunities
## Getting Started
[Add instructions here for installation and setup]
1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies: `pip install -r requirements.txt`
3. Set up the database: `python manage.py migrate`
4. Start the application: `python manage.py runserver`
5. Import your first receipt by uploading a PDF or forwarding an email receipt
## Usage
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- Upload your grocery receipts (PDF or email attachments)
- The system will extract item details and prices using OCR
- View your receipt history and price tracking dashboard
- Use the comparison tools to analyze price changes over time
- Export reports for analysis or sharing
## Contributing
[Add contribution guidelines here]
We welcome contributions! Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting pull requests.
## License
[Add license information here]
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.