Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

edinburgher

gallygirl wrote: »

I agree with Hurdler Ed, I have tried different systems but they're not the same. How big is your laptop if it needs its own room :eek:.

Pretty damn big, think it has a 17.4" screen

The new and improved me thinks I would have been better off getting something a bit less powerful, that was £850 not particularly well spent.

gallygirl

edinburgher wrote: »

Pretty damn big, think it has a 17.4" screen

So does mine but I have a big lap :rotfl:.

earthgirl

Love all the spreadsheet confessions. I am obviously from a different planet because I don't have a single one

Maybe I should start one...but where would I start?

Lois_E

I agree with Hurdler and gally. There is no really adequate substitute for Excel itself.

Karmacat

I use Open Office - it can save in Word, when needed. Started it because when I bought *this* laptop I only had a trial edition included, and didn't quite realise the implications. After I installed Open Office, I remembered I had a completely legal earlier version of all the Microsoft stuff from my previous laptop, so I installed that as well, but I still use OO for preference.

pixnmix_2

I use excel for my monthly budgeting. OH set me up with it cos I'm useless with formulas and all that stuff. It's brill !! Takes off all the direct debits when I start the new month so I can see what i've got spare. When i spend something, i enter it on the spreadsheet so I can see exactly how much is left. I still manage to end up with no money spare at the end though
If anyone wants to have the template i'd be happy to email it over. It's basic but it does the job well.

edinburgher

I think I'm going to experiment with Google docs

GG, Lois etc. have far more demanding spreadsheet requirements than me. If it can store data, handle basic formulae and maybe a low quality chart or two, it will meet my needs.

My 'I spreadsheets' mug is broken these days, trying to keep it simple.

abouttimetoo

Hi all, I heard there was some spreadhseet p0rn over here so popped over to join in


My main SS has tabs for

• Mortgage - all payments & OP's and plots end date
• Separate one for MFiT T3 challenge
• Annual YTD summary, graphs and pivots
• All OP's only
• Annual budget with all bills etc
• BTL accounts
• Mortgage payments v Salary to track what % of salary goes to mortgage
• All my bank accounts everywhere which also tallies overall wealth
• Share portfolio overall
• Shares only in ISA
• Work shareplan
• Work share options
• AIM shares only - I dabble a bit in this for fun, small amounts only
• History of shares bought and sold

Does this get me into the Spreadsheet club

Regards
ATT

abouttimetoo

earthgirl wrote: »

Love all the spreadsheet confessions. I am obviously from a different planet because I don't have a single one

Maybe I should start one...but where would I start?

Hi Earthy, if you don't have one and don't miss is then more power to you But... if you do want one then locoblades or FB's would be good places to start and I can see that Pixnmix has offered to share hers too

Regards
ATT

gallygirl

abouttimetoo wrote: »

Does this get me into the Spreadsheet club

Consider yourself in




EG - do you really want to belong to a club that would have you as a member .