Addicted to sums, totals & spreadsheets....Am I the only one?

incesticde

I have a spreadsheet that started as just one page for a month and a list of credits and debits....

Now it is four pages per month and growing

It has to be updated every work day first thing, it just has to be or the world would end.

Mags_cat

incesticde wrote: »

It has to be updated every work day first thing, it just has to be or the world would end.

I know that feeling

To the OP - don't worry about your obssession - it's one of the better ones to have.

Katy83

Yep I'll agree with the obsession thing - there is my all-singing-all-dancing spreadsheet which I update and play about with constantly and if I'm not doing that I am going through the contents of the freezer in my head trying to think what the best thing I can make from nothing is.

It's only been a month since my LBM and I am already unbelievably addicted!

Grade_A_Reject

Count me in. I use MS Money to reconcile my multitude of bank/credit card accounts at least daily (thank god for accountunity) and I've got my own budget and mortgage payoff spreadsheets. I've just put an app on my iphone so that I can track sundry spending too.

WorkingHardDFW

I with you all as well :rolleyes: My spending diary is in excel and it gets filtered and analysed to bits but hell I know how much my outgoings are and how much income etc etc. I've also got loads of different worksheets with various different cals: holiday, childcare, xmas, birthdays, cars, savings (LOL) etc etc.

I love forcasting our DF date by putting various figs into the spreadsheet and playing. I can't quite give you the percentages that the first post gave but give me a little time :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Numpty_Monkey

I use Open Office (a freebie:T thanks MSE:j) for my spreadsheats:cool::D
bank account, Bills, free money:D
I just need someone to organise it:rotfl:

:shhh:For OP i had to workout my mew DFD 2215:eek::o:o:o:rotfl:

Denis_UK

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt wrote: »

Phew! I'm glad I'm not the only one! :rolleyes:

I think it stems from not wanting to fall back into old habits - I used to add things up in chunks that I would round up or down, just £30 here and £15 there. And then I would check my bank or purse and I'd have spent no where near what I thought I had. Usually double the estimate!

I realised I needed to deal in absolute and accurate figures. It's similar to dieting I guess... Knowing different aspects of my finances gives me an all round picture. If you want to get fitter and lose weight you don't just go on what it says on the scales (or in this case your current bank balance) if you want to keep motivated, you go by dress sizes lost, changes in measurements at different parts of the body and mainly how you feel! It gives you a better indication as to the work you have put in so far!


As HappyToGetDebt Free asked - here's how to work out you percentage what you have paid off...

TOTAL DEBT AT START divided by 100 = 1% of your debt (FIG1)

TOTAL PAID OFF divided by the answer above (FIG1)

E.G.

£12000 / 100 = £120

£ 9000 / £120 = 75% PAID. Therefore I have 25% left to pay off.

HTH. More formulas later on! Don't get me started on spreadsheets. :rotfl:

Should that be 25% paid off 75% left to pay off ?

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt

Nyope! Only 3k left to go. I have paid 9k (75%) off already.

Denis_UK

Little_Miss_Uni-Debt wrote: »

Nyope! Only 3k left to go. I have paid 9k (75%) off already.

You are of course correct LMUD I misread the top line I thought it was 9k outstanding debt not paid off. If that is a record of what you have achieved its brilliant :T

All you have to worry about now is spreadsheet withdrawal symptoms when you are clear :rotfl:

bex37_2

I'm another one that's becoming addicted to spreadsheets and sums. I've just spent most of my lunch hour writing a spreadsheet to work out my budget for the rest of the year and see if there's a way of paying a bit more off the debt. I already have a 24 page :eek: spreadsheet at home which will tell me all that but I just couldn't wait to try out a few variations of the numbers .