For all spreadsheets users, are there any graphics or features you feel like help your budgeting? I’ve got my trusty tables for expense tracking and a couple pie charts that don’t seem to add as much value as I’d like. Any suggestions?
I budget biweekly and use a sheet to track bills and subscriptions, showing payment dates and costs. Bills over $150 split between paychecks. I also have a fun calendar for bills and paydays!
I’m a pen-and-paper budgeter, but I love bullet charts, created by Stephen Few. They’ve worked well in my papers at work!
I use Excel spreadsheets for long-range planning, linking cells between years and naming them for easier formulas. Built-in functions like COUNTIF and future value calculations are super helpful!
Formula is a very powerful feature I always use. Time series chart is what I use to check the expense trend.
But TBH, many finance app provide better visualization than spreadsheet.
Sure, Apps have better visualizations, but they are not as flexible as Spreadsheet where I can do my own customized calculations, not worth it.