Published at Thursday, April 08th 2021, 12:43:21 PM. Budget Spreadsheet. By Sally Dotson.
Budgeting your income and expenses can be a challenging and time-consuming process, what with all the numbers involved. But theres no other way you can plan your familys spending than budgeting. Fortunately, a home budget spreadsheet can eliminate the headache and sweat that are usually involved in budgeting. You can find home budget spreadsheets on various websites; some of them come with tips and instructions on how to use them for planning your household income and expenses. So how do you make a family budget using a home budget spreadsheet? First, open the spreadsheet program in your computer and then make four pages with four categories (budget, income, utilities, and debt). In the Budget page, list all your income, debts, and utilities. The cell in each item in the Budget page will be linked later to the total cell from the respective page of every item such as income and utilities.
There are many out there that get daunted by the prospect of designing their own personal budget spreadsheet to manage their finances. In addition, there are literally hundreds of different products out there that claim to offer the best spreadsheets for the job. In order to reduce this unnecessary confusion Ive written this article to emphasise the 3 important characteristics that the spreadsheet you end up choosing must have. Easy-To-Use Probably the most important feature (especially for beginners) is that it must be generally very easy to use. Even if you are a computer whiz, you should opt for one that is really simple to learn and use. This is because your parents or older folk may want to use your program to manage their finances. Chances are these people will not be as capable as you with computers and thus their needs have to be accommodated. You also dont want to spend too much time teaching them the program.
Key elements in household budgeting & the consumers responsibility! Element one - Your budget spreadsheet or home budget software should have a user-friendly interface. It should be flexibly and easy to understand in its operation. You should not need a degree in programming in order to use or understand it. Likewise, its working environment should be designed with you, the consumer in mind. You should not have to struggle to navigate from one section of your home budget to another. The screens layout should be easy to understand. Some programmers believe that more is better; and so to that end they have fatten up ever screen with excessive graphics and/or text that contains little or no useful information. Your home budget software will become an integrate part of the lives of your family. The using of it should not stress you out! If you want stress... have children!
Key elements in household budgeting & the consumers responsibility! Element one - Your budget spreadsheet or home budget software should have a user-friendly interface. It should be flexibly and easy to understand in its operation. You should not need a degree in programming in order to use or understand it. Likewise, its working environment should be designed with you, the consumer in mind. You should not have to struggle to navigate from one section of your home budget to another. The screens layout should be easy to understand. Some programmers believe that more is better; and so to that end they have fatten up ever screen with excessive graphics and/or text that contains little or no useful information. Your home budget software will become an integrate part of the lives of your family. The using of it should not stress you out! If you want stress... have children!
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