If you’re trying to achieve financial independence or just keep better track of your money, you need to be using a budget. It’s non-negotiable. While there are plenty of budgeting apps out there, you ...

Have you ever tracked your income and expenses and had a realistic approach towards personal finance? It takes a lot of discipline to understand and plan your family’s budget. Without a clear budget, ...

Trying to predict a small business' sales in even the most solid of markets can be like trying to divine into a crystal ball, but Microsoft Excel can help in the planning process. Take advantage of ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at rows and rows of budget and actual data, wondering how to make sense of it all? You’re not alone. Budget versus actual analysis is one of those tasks that feels ...

There are lots of ways to budget, but if you pick a spreadsheet, where do you even start? Staring at a blank budget spreadsheet can be daunting. You don’t have to go it alone though. A spreadsheet ...

Numbers by themselves seldom convey the big picture. Excel Charts makes it easy to illustrate trends in your business, from past expenses and profit to sales forecasts based on previous sales. T*o* ...

Tables, named ranges, line breaks, modern functions, and helper columns make Excel formulas easier to read, audit, and fix.

Q. I am trying to create a formula in our accounting system, but I keep getting errors. What can I do to get the formula to work? A. All Excel users know how powerful formulas are, but sometimes it ...