A ********** to work out your incomings and outgoings?

[Tizzy]

'ello! I've just started my postgrad course and i really really need to get to grips woth my spending etc! I'd like to set up something on Microsoft that i can enter my balance and day by day enter incoming and outgoing money so at the end of each month i can see what money i have left in my account and hopefully scare myself into not spending so much! lol anybody know any websites that will teach me to set up such a system or that provides you with one?! Cheers T x

[Tizzy]

thanks rox! but not sure how to use excel! lol ... some bizarre editing going on there Mr Answerbank editor!

[Oneeyedvic]

Microsoft did a program a few years ago called Money... 98. This would pretty much do what you want. SHould be able to get it from carboots etc for �1. Alternatively, what you want should be available for a free dowload from ZDNET. (www.zdnet.co.uk)

[rekstout]

MS Money 2004 is only �20 on Amazon and is brilliant - the older versions are all very well but might not work well on a newer PC. Te �20 you spend will repay itself many times over by helping you keep a hold on you finances.

[rinkytink]

There is a free online planner here:

CLICK HERE

or there are a couple of personal budget planner templates for Excel available to download from Microsoft:

CLICK HERE

availab

[FTVS]

have a look at moneysavingexpert.com - used to be a budget planner on there - also some excellent tips and help

[FTVS]

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid 1089226742,17582, theres a budget planner at the end of this (if this works... I have little hope!)