Please help with for loop

[oriveron]

This program should add all expenses and subtract them from the budget.
However, it's not working!
I've been working on it for hours, please help.
What am I missing? :(

  #include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
 
int main() 
{	
 
//INPUT VARIABLES
float budget;		
float expenses;		
float total;			
int count; 
 
expenses = 0.0;
budget = 0.0;
 
//Input budget money
cout << "Enter the amount of money you budgeted: " << endl;
cin >> budget;
 
//Input expenses
for (count = 1; count <= 6; count++)
{
cout << "Enter all of your expenses for the month: " << endl;
cin >> expenses;
expenses += expenses;
}
 
//Processing the total money after expenses
total = budget - expenses;
 
//Output the total money after expenses
cout << setprecision(2) << fixed;
cout << "Your total budget after expenses: $" << total << endl;
if (total > expenses)
cout << "Your expenses are under the budget!";
else
cout << "Your expenses are over the budget!";

return 0;
}

[Thomas1965]

I guess total is the remaining money, so you need the check if the remaining money is >= 0.
Another option is just to check if expenses are <= budget.

[chicofeo]

@ OP,

To give you an idea...

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

    //INPUT VARIABLES
    float budget = 0.0;
    float expenses = 0.0;
    float total = 0.0;
    float runningExpenses = 0.0; //Add a variable to maintain a running total


    //Input budget money
    cout << "Enter the amount of money you budgeted: " << endl;
    cin >> budget;

    //Input expenses
    for (int count = 1; count <= 6; count++)
    {
	   cout << "Enter all of your expenses for the month: " << endl;
	   cin >> expenses;
	   //expenses += expenses; it just double the value on the variable expenses and not running total.
	   runningExpenses += expenses; 
    }

    //Processing the total money after expenses
    //total = budget - expenses; 
    total = budget - runningExpenses;

    //Output the total money after expenses
    cout << setprecision(2) << fixed;
    cout << "Your total budget after expenses: $" << total << endl;
    if (total > runningExpenses) (budget > runningExpenses) // I gave wrong info (total > runningExpenses).
	   cout << "Your expenses are under the budget!";
    else
	   cout << "Your expenses are over the budget!";

    return 0;
}

Now, something to think about. If the budget is 100 and the total expenses are 100, are the expenses under or over the budget? No need to answer to me. I am just giving you a pointer on the if statements.

[oriveron]

@ chicofeo,

runningExpenses is where the value of expenses is stored after each loop?



Can you help me figure out a way to have it say "You're breaking even this month!" if the expenses and budget are equal?

[chicofeo]

Yes on the purpose of the running expense variable.

Pseudocode
if total equals running expenses, then the expenses and the budget is equal. I gave wrong info. Sorry about that.

if budget equals running expenses, then the expenses and the budget is equal.

[oriveron]

Please someone take a look at my code. I can't get it to work :(


#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

//INPUT VARIABLES
float budget = 0.0;
float expenses = 0.0;
float total = 0.0;
float runningExpenses = 0.0; //Add a variable to maintain a running total


//Input budget money
cout << "Enter the amount of money you budgeted: " << endl;
cin >> budget;

//Input expenses
for (int count = 1; count <= 6; count++)
{
float expenses;
cout << "Enter all of your expenses for the month: " << endl;
cin >> expenses;
runningExpenses += expenses;
}

total = budget - runningExpenses;
cout << setprecision(2) << fixed;
cout << "Your total budget after expenses: $" << total << endl;


if (total > runningExpenses)
{
cout << "Your expenses are less than your budget!\n";
}

if (total < runningExpenses)
{
cout << "Your expenses are more than your budget!\n";
}

if (total == runningExpenses)
{
cout << "You're breaking even between your expenses and budget!\n";
}


return 0;
}

[chicofeo]

I truly apologize for giving the wrong info. Since I gave you wrong info, Below is the code, which should work.

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

    //INPUT VARIABLES
    float budget = 0.0;
    float expenses = 0.0;
    float total = 0.0;
    float runningExpenses = 0.0; //Add a variable to maintain a running total


    //Input budget money
    cout << "Enter the amount of money you budgeted: " << endl;
    cin >> budget;

    //Input expenses
    for (int count = 1; count <= 6; count++)
    {
	   cout << "Enter all of your expenses for the month: " << endl;
	   cin >> expenses;
	   runningExpenses += expenses;
    }

    //Processing the total money after expenses
    total = budget - runningExpenses;

    //Output the total money after expenses
    cout << setprecision(2) << fixed;
    cout << "Your total budget after expenses: $" << total << endl;
    if (budget > runningExpenses)
	   cout << "Your expenses are under the budget!";
    else if (budget < runningExpenses)
	   cout << "Your expenses are over the budget!";
    else 
	   cout << "You're breaking even between your expenses and budget!\n";

    return 0;
}

[oriveron]

@ chicofeo,

No apologies needed. You're trying to help and I thank you for it very much.

With your last post I learned about "else if" statements. The book wasn't being much help.

Wow now it all makes so much sense and seems so easy that I'm embarrassed I didn't see it before haha.

I was using the wrong variable in the if statements.
I see now that the total variable is only for the output of the total expenses.