Wallet - personal finance dashboard
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HOW TO RUN (Windows 10/11)

  1. Unzip this folder anywhere you like (Desktop, Documents, etc.).
  2. Double-click  "Start Wallet.bat".
  3. The FIRST launch downloads a private Python runtime and the app's
     libraries (a few hundred MB - it can take several minutes). You only
     pay this cost once; later launches start in a few seconds.
  4. Your web browser opens to the dashboard. Keep the small black window
     open while you use the app - closing it quits the app.

If Windows shows a blue "Windows protected your PC" box, click
"More info" -> "Run anyway" (this is the normal warning for any program
that isn't code-signed).

The app's code lives in the "app" subfolder; you don't need to open it.
Just use "Start Wallet.bat".


YOUR DATA

  Everything is stored locally in the  databases\  folder (finance.db is
  created there on first run). Nothing is ever uploaded. To start over, delete
  that file. To explore with sample data, open the "Data Management" page in
  the app and load the example dataset.

  An internet connection is only needed (a) once, for first-time setup, and
  (b) when you click "Refresh market prices" to pull live quotes.


TO UNINSTALL

  Just delete this folder. Nothing was installed elsewhere on your system.
