[X4U] Good/Simple home budget software

[Brett Conlon]

Thanks Doug!

What I'm wanting isn't too complicated so perhaps the Excel route will do 
fine.

And anything you're willing to send over would be MOST APPRECIATED. I'll 
probably even benefit from seeing how you generated your formulas for 
calculations.

Ta muchly,

Coj

ps. Yes, the Google option sounds a little too insecure for me...




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At 11:42 +1000 6/8/06, Brett Conlon wrote:
>Anyone have any recommendations for a simple home budget proggy. Free is
>best but I see the shareware ones are not too expensive anyway.
>
>I see there are a few Excel spreadsheets templates for basic budget
>keeping. Anyone used them?

If you have and use Excel by all means take the time to create your own. 
It's easier than you think and as you use it you will be able to 
personalize it.

My Excel workbook has grown to over 10 worksheets and it sets up all of 
the data I need for US income tax so it's all ready when that time comes 
each year. It also can calculate conditional balances based on matching a 
date cleared with a balance reported on a specific date. I can enter 
payments forecast but not yet paid and calculate future balances. But 
that's overkill. If there's interest I could be persuaded to make a 
template out of it.

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With Google doing a spreadsheet it might make sense to do it there. Well. 
. . Perhaps one shouldn't expose his personal finances to the likes of 
Google's compilers.
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