something like... in the view
{{Form::open(array('url'=>'expense/add', 'method' => 'POST', 'class' => 'form-signin'), array('role'=>'form'))}}
<select id="expense_category_id" class="form-control">
@foreach($data['categories'] as $category)
<option value="{{$category->id}}">{{$category->name}}</option>
@endforeach
{{Form::submit('submit', array('class'=>'btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block'))}}
{{Form::close()}}