Money Saving Spreadsheet to use in addition to Martin's

Hi all,

I have designed a spreadsheet to be used to monitor your spending once you have done Martin's excellent budget planner. This is like Part II if you will...

This works in Excel or OpenPages and also works on Macs .

Please press the thanks button if you like it and leave any feedback/comments here and I'll be happy to help.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW:

Go to:


http://www.d-an-g.co.uk/index.php/eagerlearner-spread-sheet

Right click to 'save as' and download to your pc.

(a big thanks to Gazman for providing the webspace)

My spreadsheet concentrates on:

- Money Saving Pot Tracking - see all your savings at a glance including a chart - allowing you to save all your money in one high interest account, and withdraw money for one aspect (say £150 for Christmas) without affecting your other 'pots'. Plus, earn great interest on the whole lot! Alternatively, you could do what one MSER did and use it to keep track of debts & see the 'tower' chart changing each month!

- Frills Spending- Yes - this budget section allows you to track each months 'frill' spending - not bills, but things like clothing, beauty, mobiles, cd's & dvd's, the dreaded 'miscellaneous' etc - all the things we'd all like to 'cut down on'... You can rename the headings as needed. A useful chart will then track your total frills spending per month throughout the year, showing your best and worst 'peaks' so you can work out when your hot spot months are. This section also includes a Monthly Grocery Challenge Area for those of us on the monthly challenge!

- General Savings tracking - This part deals with the savings you are able to make each month - I use it for Quidco, Pigsback, occasional discounts I receive, free vouchers I get etc.

- Debt Busting - See the Debt Buster and all your debts in one place! Makes it much easier to work out what you owe and how much is left to pay, plus how long it will take to pay off. (Remember, interest is not included - you need to add this manually!)

All sections are pre-filled in with example figures so that the charts will work on your initial viewing. If you do clear the figures the charts will dissapear until you start filling in the numbers again, giving the charts something to 'work with'.

If you prefer to see a 'normal' savings pot tower (rather than 3D), right-click, select 'chart type' and select the top middle style.

On the frills section, you can rename the columns as you wish.

This spreadsheet can be customised and no locks have been put on it - enjoy and let me know your thoughts & whether it helps! I have saved alot since working with it and after several months of use and wanting to make sure it helped me, here it is for your enjoyment :j

If you do not have Excel, a link to the instructions page for Open Office is on the download page. Download OpenOffice FREE - www.openoffice.org.

This spreadsheet has been approved by MSE Andrea for posting and inclusion in my signature. It is also featured in the Debt Free Wanna Be, Budgeting & Current accounts and Freebies boards for easy access.

This works in Excel or OpenPages and also works on Macs - please press the thanks button if you like it and leave any feedback/comments here and I'll be happy to help.



EagerLearner