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Budget Planner - Overview / Help
Instructions
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You may move from worksheet to worksheet by clicking on the dark blue buttons
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located at the top of each worksheet or the blue tabs at the bottom of this workbook.
Enter data in only the white cells with gray borders: 400
Use the drop down boxes þÿ to chart different time periods (Current Month, Prior Month, Yearly, Jan, Feb, etc.)
Quick Budget
Create a quick and easy budget by filling out the white cells on the quot;Quick Budgetquot; sheet. Enter the quot;Frequencyquot; by using the drop down menu
provided in each cell. The Monthly/Yearly figures are calculated for you and compared to your Tracking (actual) figures on the quot;Comparisonquot; sheet.
Make sure quot;Use this budget for comparison purposesquot; is selected. (If this box is not selected, the quot;Budget By Monthquot; figures will be used for
comparison purposes instead.)
Budget by Month
Use the quot;Budget By Monthquot; sheet to create a budget with greater detail. Select your first budget month by using the drop down box in
the quot;Incomequot; section. To unhide future months, click the grey button at the top of the sheet labeled quot;Click here then Ctrl+Shift+0quot;.
Make sure quot;Use this budget for comparison purposesquot; is selected if you are building 'a budget by month. (If this box is not selected,
the quot;Quick Budgetquot; sheet figures will be used for comparison purposes instead.)
Tracking
Use this sheet to track your actual income and spending. Select your first tracking month by using the drop down box in the quot;Incomequot; section.
These figures will be compared to your budgeted figures on the quot;Comparisonquot; page.
Comparison
Use this sheet to monitor how well you are sticking to your budget. Compare different time periods by using the drop down box above the
quot;Incomequot; section
Daily Spending
We've provided this sheet for those interested in tracking their spending on a daily basis. This simple record goes a long way in helping
you stick to your budget.