[$250] Don't show Insights on Home if there is only one data point (e.g. month of data)

[JmillsExpensify]

I was recently doing some research and testing with the sign-up experience, and I came across this issue:

• User recently signs-up
• User creates an expense
• We show a Spend over time graph with exactly one data point.

Here's an example from a test account:

Given that we have exactly one type of Spend over time graph on Home, which is grouped by month, I think our solution is simply to not show Spend over time on Home until a user minimally has two months of data.

cc @puneetlath @shawnborton since we talked about this one. Also assigning to the original project team!

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @truph01

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~022042192681960312840
• Upwork Job ID: 2042192681960312840
• Last Price Increase: 2026-04-09

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Proposal

What is the root cause of that problem?

The visibility check in SpendOverTimeSectionContent.tsx:33 only hides the graph when sortedData is empty (length === 0):

if (!shouldShowErrorIndicator && sortedData?.length === 0) {
    return null;
}

When a user has exactly one month of expense data, sortedData.length is 1, so the check passes and the graph renders with a single data point.

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

Change the condition in SpendOverTimeSectionContent.tsx:33 to hide the graph when there are fewer than 2 data points:

if (!shouldShowErrorIndicator && (sortedData?.length ?? 0) < 2) {
    return null;
}

This ensures the "Spend over time" line chart only appears once the user has at least two months of data, which is the minimum needed for a meaningful trend line.

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

The check could also be placed in the parent SpendOverTimeSection/index.tsx, but since the data (sortedData) is computed inside SpendOverTimeSectionContent via the useSpendOverTimeData hook, the existing empty-data guard at line 33 is the most natural location.

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