This one is a repost of my very first WFMW tip! But, since I find that I seem to get hits from search engines often for this one, I thought I would post it again. I have to say, I have been SO happy with keeping track of our budget on the computer, and I can't believe that I have stuck with it, since I usually start these kinds of things with the best of intentions and then just stop.
So, here is the repost of my very first Works for Me Wednesday:
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I just have to share this budgetting tip for those of you out there that enjoy the computer as much as I do. I have tried budgetting before with a variety of methods, but knew using the computer would work best for me.
So, then I read somewhere that I could download a budget form from Microsoft. So...
1. Open Microsoft Excel (if you don't have Excel, I'm sure there must be other resources out there with something similar)
2. Along the right side, there is a search box. Just search for "budget."
3. Find the budget that comes up that works best for you and download it! There are a variety -- everything from family budget to garden budget to wedding budget.
I downloaded the family budget and have done some tweaking on it. It seems to be working out well so far, and I like that I am finally tracking where our money is going better than I was before.
7 comments:
i am on it! thanks!
Great idea!
I have saved the receipts of a few months to show the children how much things cost for a large family.
I'm going to use your tip.
Thank you so very much!
Unfortunately, this isn't available with all versions of Excel.
I've found a great program that actually uses Excel, but has everything programmed so that you can track your expenses over the month. It is called Pear Budget and is free to download and use. You can get it here:
http://pearbudget.com/
I've been using it for a few months and I love it!
Great post. Congrats and welcome to the Catholic faith. It is one of the best choices I have ever made.
Peace be with you.
Thanks so much for the great tip! I use the Excel spreadsheet at PearBudget.com for my budget, but it is great to see other budget sheets to make sure that I include everything! My WFMW is about personal finances this week as well!
Thanks so much for your comments Angie. I am printing off your post. It was helpful! Have a blessed rest of the week!
vickie
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