Comments on: PearBudget http://www.moneyhacks.org/2007/01/02/pearbudget/ Tips and tools to save time and money. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Elissa http://www.moneyhacks.org/2007/01/02/pearbudget/#comment-82 Elissa Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:52:54 +0000 http://www.moneyhacks.org/?p=5#comment-82 It may not be the most glamorous spreadsheet that has ever graced Excel, but it's certainly very useful and efficient when it comes to budgeting. Jeff is right, you can totally make something like that yourself, and that's what I was planning on doing. But I just don't have the time to let my perfectionist self sit down for weeks creating the most perfect spreadsheet. I needed to get my finances in order STAT so this was perfect for me. I tried looking for a generic MS Excel budgeting template, but NOTHING out there comes close to PearBudget... unless you make it yourself of course. It's nice to finally have a fuller understanding of my finances. Being able to actually SEE how much money is going out and how much is coming in and how much money I have left over and how much I'll need by the 1st of the month, it's priceless. So thank you for posting this! I downloaded it at the end of '06 but never really stuck to using it. But now that it's a new year I decided to start things off right and this has turned my financial nightmares into something more tolerable. It may not be the most glamorous spreadsheet that has ever graced Excel, but it’s certainly very useful and efficient when it comes to budgeting. Jeff is right, you can totally make something like that yourself, and that’s what I was planning on doing. But I just don’t have the time to let my perfectionist self sit down for weeks creating the most perfect spreadsheet. I needed to get my finances in order STAT so this was perfect for me. I tried looking for a generic MS Excel budgeting template, but NOTHING out there comes close to PearBudget… unless you make it yourself of course.
It’s nice to finally have a fuller understanding of my finances. Being able to actually SEE how much money is going out and how much is coming in and how much money I have left over and how much I’ll need by the 1st of the month, it’s priceless.

So thank you for posting this! I downloaded it at the end of ‘06 but never really stuck to using it. But now that it’s a new year I decided to start things off right and this has turned my financial nightmares into something more tolerable.

]]> By: Andy http://www.moneyhacks.org/2007/01/02/pearbudget/#comment-43 Andy Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:39:51 +0000 http://www.moneyhacks.org/?p=5#comment-43 Thanks for this. I just downloaded it, and it looks fantastic. Did Jeff even look at Pear Budget? Wow, wow, wow. Thanks for this. I just downloaded it, and it looks fantastic. Did Jeff even look at Pear Budget? Wow, wow, wow.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.moneyhacks.org/2007/01/02/pearbudget/#comment-3 Jeff Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:48:55 +0000 http://www.moneyhacks.org/?p=5#comment-3 It's free, so it is worth downloading... but it is pretty lame. A few simple formulas entered into Excel can give you something much more powerful. Spending time learning how to use Excel is also free... ;-) It’s free, so it is worth downloading… but it is pretty lame. A few simple formulas entered into Excel can give you something much more powerful. Spending time learning how to use Excel is also free… ;-)

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