{"id":206,"date":"2011-10-17T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/17\/excel-student-budget-spreadsheet-day-2011\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:24:48","slug":"excel-student-budget-spreadsheet-day-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/17\/excel-student-budget-spreadsheet-day-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel Student Budget: Spreadsheet Day 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Happy Spreadsheet Day! Each year, on October 17th, we celebrate our wonderful worksheets and terrific templates. This is the date that VisiCalc was first released to customers, in 1979.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in Spreadsheet Day, please keep reading, to see our theme for this year, and how you can join in.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Student Spreadsheets<\/h3>\n<p>This year, our Spreadsheet Day theme is Spreadsheets for Students. On the <strong><a title=\"Contextures Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/contexturesblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contextures Blog<\/a><\/strong>, I&#8217;ve posted a Student Time Tracker spreadsheet, to help you track your lecture hours and course work hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"studenttimetracker04\" src=\"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/studenttimetracker04.png\" alt=\"studenttimetracker04\" width=\"332\" height=\"312\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Student Budget Workbook<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s also crucial to plan and track your spending, when you&#8217;re a student on a limited income. Bob Ryan, from the <strong><a title=\"Simply Learning Excel website\" href=\"http:\/\/simplylearningexcel.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/16\/free-workbook-to-record-actuals-and-budget-and-compare-actuals-vs-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simply Learning Excel website<\/a><\/strong>, has contributed a Student Budget spreadsheet, that should help you get organized.<\/p>\n<p>You can enter your budget amounts and track your actual spending, including payments with cash and credit cards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"studentbudget01\" src=\"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/studentbudget01.png\" alt=\"studentbudget01\" width=\"379\" height=\"231\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keep track of the running balance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"studentbudget02\" src=\"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/studentbudget02.png\" alt=\"studentbudget02\" width=\"284\" height=\"160\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Compare your budget amounts with the actual amounts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"studentbudget03\" src=\"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/studentbudget03.png\" alt=\"studentbudget03\" width=\"354\" height=\"214\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And make sure that your bank balance is what you expect!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"studentbudget04\" src=\"http:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/studentbudget04.png\" alt=\"studentbudget04\" width=\"324\" height=\"222\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Download the Student Budget Workbook<\/h3>\n<p>To see Bob&#8217;s student budget workbook, and start using it for your own finances, you can <a title=\"download the Student Budget Spreadsheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.contextures.com\/ExcelTemplates\/Actual_Budget_Workbook_Basic.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the Student Budget Spreadsheet<\/a> file. The file is in Excel 2007\/2010 format, and it is zipped. There are no macros in the file.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, you can post them on Bob&#8217;s <a title=\"Simply Learning Excel blog\" href=\"http:\/\/simplylearningexcel.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/16\/free-workbook-to-record-actuals-and-budget-and-compare-actuals-vs-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simply Learning Excel blog<\/a>, or ask them in the comments here.<\/p>\n<h3>Contribute to Spreadsheet Day 2011<\/h3>\n<p>To join the celebrations, please post your own free and useful spreadsheet template or add-in, that will help students get organized. And send me the link, so I can share it here.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if you prefer, post a spreadsheet tip or link in Twitter, with the hashtag #spreadsheetday \u2013 that will help students find your tip.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for joining the celebrations, and for sharing your spreadsheet knowledge with students. 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