Money Saving Spreadsheet to use in addition to Martin's

EagerLearner

Hi everyone - just letting you know I have created a 'DEBT pot' savings sheet - same as the 'savings pot' I had on the main budget spreadsheet, except the debt one focuses on what you owe, to whom, what you are paying back each month etc.

If you would like a copy of the Debt Pot - please PM me your e-mail address and I will send it to you, hopefully Rex can put it on the site for me soon.

indebted

Thanks...your spreadsheet looks just what I need. Have joined the Grocery challenge but its hard to keep track of the other stuff, kids bus fares etc just seem to be a constant drain on the old purse...

EagerLearner

Always is, but at least with the spreadsheet it is a little bit easier to see what is going where. PM me your e-mail if you want the 'debt buster' spreadsheet as well, which I have just created.

EagerLearner

*bump* for anyone who would like the new Debt Buster spreadsheet - please PM me your e-mail address, I will e-mail it to you. Please leave feedback on this thread to keep bumping it so more and more MSER's see the Debt Buster spreadsheet. Thank you.

VJH1978

Thanks EagerLearner I've just downloaded your spreadsheet. Looks like an easier way of tracking my spending!

I'm trying to cut down on my spending as I'm saving up for my house deposit.

EagerLearner

Excellent - glad to help! I am also trying to get on the property ladder, so I know how you feel!

EagerLearner

*bump* Spreadsheet link on page 1 updated with the very latest updates spreadsheet with now includes:

- Debt Buster - see all your debts in one 'pile' and easily knock it down, with automatic calculations all done for you

- Monthly Shopping Calculator - an area where you can enter your monthly shopping budget and the calculator works out what you have spent to date that month and what you have left...

- Improved graphs and charts to show your spend in different categories and across time.

Enjoy!

EagerLearner

***bump***

jordylass

I have just downloaded the software and think it is going to be a really useful tool for me. The one thing I could do with is a page for income for the month and a chart comparison or something which shows how much of it is left every month after my spends. Can you let me know if or how I could customise one of the pages to do this.

jordylass

**purplemoon** wrote: »

What I've done is to create some extra pages so each area of spending is collated together i.e. bills (gas, water, electric, phones, internet, insurances etc) essentials (groceries, pets, cars) household (DIY, repairs, furnishings, garden etc) and frills (entertainment, beauty, eating out, holidays, gym etc) and also added an income page.

Each section then has it's own chart, which I've collated all together on one page so it's easy to see at a glance where the money is going each month! Then a final chart which plots total monthly expenditure against income - that's the scary bit lol!

Do you have a base copy of this that you'd be willing to share. I really need an income section, and the way you have collated the charts sounds very useful.