Published at Thursday, April 01st 2021, 13:31:09 PM. Budget Spreadsheet. By Leola Griffith.
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.
Making a household budget spreadsheet is one area that we all dread to work out! And to avoid it, we say that we would do it at a later date. The most important area to cover first is your fixed expenditure area - rent payment, utilities, insurance, food and clothing, gas (for your car or cars), etc. So, once you get the salary in hand, you automatically deduct these and the balance left has to be budgeted. Everything said and done, let us see some means and ways by which we can save money and make our household budget spreadsheet or monthly budget spreadsheet work. 1. Curtail down on your restaurant visits - make them very occasional. I dont think home cooked food is bad! 2. In summer, put off your air conditioner when you are not in the room or in the house. Even if you are there, try to use the fan(s). 3. If by chance the electricity trips, immediately switch off all the electronic items that are on. When current comes, the meter moves twice the normal if the items are left on. This increases the electricity units. 4. During winter, wear a good amount of warm clothing than wearing something flimsy in the house and letting the room heater run for long hours. 5. Instead of going to multiplexes every time you feel like watching a movie and spending through your nose, rent DVD and watch movies at home. 6. Instead of buying books, you can borrow them from your local library at a very cheap membership fee. Nowadays, books are so expensive! 7. Get discounted store coupons for little purchases from the malls. This way you can save a lot. There are many other little save-money techniques. Go by it and you will see your monthly budget spreadsheet reduce considerably.
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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