Calc • Re: Budget question

I'm wanting to create a budget spreadsheet …

There must be dozens of topics about this sort of idea. You might benefit by reading them. You can search for them as well as I. The search box is at the upper-right of every forum page. Some probably will refer to "budget' or to "bank statement" or "personal finance". Unless you are fairly familiar with spreadsheets, I don't think it is a good idea create one for a budget, though you're welcome to try.

There are applications like GnuCash which have all of this programmed for you using a database. Of course you will need to read their documentation. But, depending on your skills, this might be quicker than learning how to do this yourself with Calc or with Base. They will also have features which may be helpful for you but which will be difficult to do in Calc without a great deal of work. If you don't like GnuCash, which is downloaded about 7000 times a week, there are plenty of others, and some, including GnuCash, are free to use. I don't personally use any of them.

Ok so i get x certain amount twice a month. and then y every monday. f comes in on the 1st of the month. The reoccuring charges are to the right. I can probobly figure out how to deduct those but am unsure how to schedule the incoming based on every month?

If you want to do this yourself, perhaps you can use something like this attachment. Columns D through I are formulas, not manually entered data. Columns J through L are for non-recurring expenses. Data in rows past the current date is hidden via Format → Conditional Formatting. Read about this feature in Help → Index or in User Guides (PDF) or searching for topics about it in the Calc Forum.
If you only want to display rows with activity:
• Click cell C2 - DayTotal
• Data → Filter → Standard Filter → FieldName:DayTotal → Condition:<> → Value:0 → OK

To show all rows:
• Click cell C2 - DayTotal
• Data → Filter → Remove Filter

The attached spreadsheet uses styles. Styles are required for conditional formatting and generally simplify applying formatting to cells.

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Statistics: Posted by MrProgrammer — Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:52 am

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