How do you organise your finances?

all_hours

Chrismojam wrote:

.....I am the worlds worst procrastinator.........take the day off work to 'blitz the house' ....and I am sat here at my pc.....very naughty!!:o

I could give you a run for money with that.

Is there a medical term for someone who sits staring at spreadsheets for hours? Maybe we could a start a new club SSA, Spreadsheet Starers Anonymous.

Floss

I have an Excel workbook, with a page for each month interspersed with the bills for that month end(eg June, Bills Jun/July, July). The bills total up for 30th & 1st of month & are linked into the correct date on the pages, so any changes automatically update my main worksheets.

On each month's page I have what is due in on what date (i.e Child Benefit, Tax Credit, salary etc) in blue, outgoings in red (i.e. £xx.xx housekeeping, debit card payments etc) & balance (by calculation) is in black - unless its a debit balance which shows as -£0.00.

Then to the side of this I have my savings account into which my maintenance goes (Until end of August ), with a running total there too, showing any other deposits (:rolleyes: ) and withdrawals (usually all of it!).

This way I can plan for expenses like birthdays, Christmas, car tax - for the first time EVER i am going to buy 12 months! :eek: (Will let you know if it really happens at end of July!)

I can balance this to my internet banking, so I know exactly how much is in my account (if any!) & if there is any left I can spend it . It works for me but then again i DO like playing with Excel! (And yes, it DOES look like work to anyone glancing as they pass me! )

Floss

we'll all end up with piles & square eyes at this rate!

Imelda

all_hours wrote:

I could give you a run for money with that.

Is there a medical term for someone who sits staring at spreadsheets for hours? Maybe we could a start a new club SSA, Spreadsheet Starers Anonymous.

maybe it should be called excelitis, I have a serious case (I'm going camping for a week soon, I seriously don't know how I am going to cope)

Floss

you'll have to send it to your email, then find an internet cafe & update it & send it back to yourself!
(Can you tell i've done this?!)

Chrismojam

all_hours wrote:

I could give you a run for money with that.

Is there a medical term for someone who sits staring at spreadsheets for hours? Maybe we could a start a new club SSA, Spreadsheet Starers Anonymous.

I know it's terrible isn't.....I sit and stare at spreadsheets all day in work, and here I am doing the same at home!!

I think we should call it The PAC (The Procrastinators Anonymous Club)....for those who will find absolutely anything else to do other than what actually needs to/must be done:o

What do you think....5 minutes cleaning to every half hour break:D

Boomdocker

Chrismojam wrote:

As well as being anal and possibly bonkers.....I am the worlds worst procrastinator.........take the day off work to 'blitz the house' ....and I am sat here at my pc.....very naughty!!:o

I think we could be related!lol :rotfl:

Chrismojam

Floss wrote:

you'll have to send it to your email, then find an internet cafe & update it & send it back to yourself!
(Can you tell i've done this?!)

Oh dear!! even I'm not that bad......good idea though.....if you wanted to do that, that is:o

all_hours

:rotfl:

That's it!

Condition name: Excelitis
Symptoms: Square eyes and piles.

all_hours

PAC sounds good.

I'm so happy I'm not the only person who has this fixation.