Vertex42 Money Manager 2.1: INSTRUCTIONS - For Excel 2010 or Later
Vertex42 Money Manager 2.1: INSTRUCTIONS - For Excel 2010 or Later
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Introduction
            The Vertex42® Money Manager can be a fairly simple money management tool. Like most
            spreadsheet applications, you should know that spreadsheets are error-prone. It is easy to
            make mistakes, accidentally delete things that should not be deleted, forget to copy formulas,
            etc. If you are comfortable using Excel, know how to identify and fix formulas when needed,
            understand how to use basic row operations (delete, copy, inserted copied rows, etc.), are
            okay with the level of risk you take on by using a spreadsheet, and follow the instructions
            and guidelines, you should find this spreadsheet very useful.
         General Tips
         - Edit cells with a gray border:
         - Some of the labels include cell comments (marked with little red triangles) to provide
              extra help information.
         - You can add your own cell comments! This is especially useful in the Budget worksheet,
              where you can create notes to explain irregular or variable expenses.
         - If you see "#####" in a cell, widen the COLUMN to display the cell contents.
         - This workbook uses a lot of conditional formatting. Look up "conditional formatting" online
              or in the help system to learn how it works.
         - You can add a limited amount of security by password protecting your workbook, but that
              can be easily bypassed by anyone with malicious intent. The security of your data is your
              responsibility.
         - Backup your file regularly to avoid losing data! Excel files DO get corrupted occasionally.
            TIP: If you start each account name with a different letter, Excel's autocomplete feature
            will make entering the account much faster for you.
            Goals: The account list includes a place to list a Goal and the % column shows your progress
            towards that goal. This may be useful for listing savings fund goals or check reserve amounts.
         • For a Financial Year that does not start in January: Before entering your yearly budget,
            go to the Report worksheet and enter the "Year Begins" date. This will update the month
            labels in the Budget worksheet.
         • You can copy and paste the input cells within the Budget worksheet as needed. For example,
            enter an average fuel cost in January, then copy the value to other months.
         • Use formulas to do basic calculations like "=245/6" to divide 245 by 6 or "=34*2" to multipy
            34 by 2, or "=34+12+45" to add a bunch of numbers. Formulas are entered using the
            equals "=" sign.
            IMPORTANT: You must copy and paste entire rows when adding new rows, to ensure that
            all the formatting, data validation, and formulas get copied correctly.
            THE MOST COMMON ERROR is inserting a new row and forgetting to copy formulas down.
            When you insert a blank row, some formatting is copied from the row above it automatically,
            but formulas are not copied. You can press CTRL+d after inserting a new row to quickly
            copy all formulas and formatting from the row immediately above.
         Date: To quickly enter the current date, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+;
   The list of dates to the right is used to populate the drop-down box. For other dates,
   you will need to enter the date manually. For a date in the current year, you can use the
   shortcut of just entering the month/day like 5/16.
Num: This column is usually used to list the check number, but you can also use it to enter
  "DEP" for deposit, "TXFR" for transfer, "EFT" for electronic funds transfer, "ACH" for
  Automated Clearing House transactions, etc.
Category: The budget Category field is essential to the functionality of this workbook.
   The dropdown list refers to the categories in the Budget worksheet.
   If you enter a category that is not listed in the Budget worksheet, the cell is highlighted:
   The highlighting is done via conditional formatting. If you insert rows in a way that does
   not copy formatting, you'll lose this error-checking feature.
   IMPORTANT: If you have chosen a category such as "Ted's Fund" and then later remove
   "Ted's Fund" from the Budget worksheet, it will not be changed in the Transactions table
   automatically. You will need to make sure that you find all the records that have used
   "Ted's Fund" as the Category and change them to something else.
   TIP: Always leave the last row in the table BLANK so that you can easily add new rows. To
   add new rows, select the last row of the table (row 57 in the image below) and drag the fill
   handle down to copy the row down to create as many new rows as you need.
   TIP: If you want to verify the total amount of the split transaction, you can do a quick
   calculation off to the side of the table using an Excel formula, like "=SUM(H13:H15)"
   NOTE: The above example assumes that the "payment" to your Credit Card is to pay off the
   charges that you have already recorded earlier in the Transaction History table for the
   CreditCard account. If you are NOT recording individual CreditCard transactions using the
   Transactions worksheet, or part of the $150.00 was to pay down an outstanding debt, then a
   credit card payment would look like one of the following, where "Credit Card #1" is a category
   under Obligations.
   Example 1: Not using Credit Card #1 any more, but still owe money on it.
   ACCOUNT        DATE      NUM      PAYEE                  CATEGORY                 PAYMENT
   Checking       1/1/10             Credit Card            Credit Card #1            150.00
   Example 2: A portion of a credit card payment used to pay down $25.00 of outstanding debt.
   ACCOUNT        DATE        NUM      PAYEE               MEMO    CATEGORY           PAYMENT            DEPOSIT
   CreditCard 1/1/10 TXFR [From Checking]                          [Transfer]                             150.00
   Checking       1/1/10 TXFR [To CreditCard] Split [Transfer]                         125.00
   Checking       1/1/10 TXFR [To CreditCard] Split Credit Card #1 25.00
   Original Transaction:
   ACCOUNT         DATE        NUM     PAYEE                  CATEGORY         PAYMENT     DEPOSIT
   CreditCard 1/1/10                   The Big Store          Appliances         50.00
Budgeting for Known Future Expenses (e.g. car, holiday, vacation, etc.)
  For large payments that are made once every few months or once a year, it is common to
  estimate a monthly budget amount and transfer the monthly amount into a temporary
  savings account so that you have enough money available when you need to pay the bill.
  The transfers are recorded as expenses at the time the money is transferred as explained
  above in the section "Recording a [Transfer] to SAVINGS."
   If you are recording those transfers to savings each month as an expense, then what do
   you do when it comes time to pay the bill? You don't want to record the expense twice.
   1. Record the Transfer from Savings to Checking as a Credit to the Expense Category
   ACCOUNT      DATE        NUM   PAYEE                  CATEGORY            PAYMENT       DEPOSIT
   Savings      6/1/14 TXFR [To Checking]                [Transfer]           200.00
   Checking 6/1/14 TXFR [From Savings]                   Insurance                            200.00
   In the above example, the actual payment of 198.00 was lower than the previously budgeted
   total expense of 200.00, so you could end up seeing a value of -2.00 in the Actual column
   of the report worksheet. This is similar to what you might see if you received a refund or
   return for something you paid in a previous month.
            The Cleared Balance in the transaction history table shows the Account balance for the
            transactions marked "R" for reconciled or "c" for cleared. This allows you to compare the
            Cleared Balance with the current balance shown on your bank statements.
            The Account Balance reflects your actual or effective balance and is the one you should be
            looking at to stay on budget. The Cleared Balance is for comparing to your bank and credit
            card statements. For example, when you write a check to a friend, it won't show up in your
            bank account until they cash it. You should record the transaction immediately, to help you
            stay on budget, but until the check shows up on your bank statement, your Cleared Balance
            will be different from the Account Balance (until you enter a "c" or "R" in the reconcile column).
            TIP: If you are familiar with using Excel lists or tables, you can use autofiltering to filter the
            transaction history table to show a single account at a time.
            The Report pulls the budget info from the Budget worksheet and the actual spending from
            the Transactions worksheet, so you can view the report at any time during the month and
            see how much you have left (or how much you have overspent) in each category.
            IMPORTANT: If the Report worksheet does not appear to be pulling information from the
            Transactions worksheet, please see Step 4-5 above (Check Formulas).
Using the YearlyReport Worksheet
   The YearlyReport worksheet is very similar to the Budget worksheet except that it calculates
   amounts from the Transactions worksheet to show you an Income and Expense report.
   If you customize budget categories, you will need to make sure to edit the YearlyReport
   worksheet so that all budget categories match.
Worksheet Protection
 Some worksheets are protected to prevent accidental editing of cells and rows that are not
  meant to be edited. If you want to attempt to customize the spreadsheet, you can turn off
  worksheet protection via Review > Unprotect Sheet.
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   HELP                                                                                                                                    © 2010-2019 Vertex42 LLC
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Average
INCOME CATEGORIES
Dividends                                                                                                                                                 0           0
Financial Aid                                                                                                                                             0           0
Gifts Received                                                                                                                                            0           0
Interest Income                                                                                                                                           0           0
Other Income                                                                                                                                              0           0
Refunds/Reimbursements                                                                                                                                    0           0
Rental Income                                                                                                                                             0           0
Wages & Tips                                                                                                                                              0           0
                                                                                                                                                          0           0
                                                                                                                                                          0           0
            Total Income           0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0        0           0
EXPENSE CATEGORIES
Alimony                                                                                                                                                   0           0
Car Insurance                                                                                                                                             0           0
Car Payment                                                                                                                                               0           0
Car Repair / Licenses                                                                                                                                     0           0
Car Replacement Fund                                                                                                                                      0           0
Charity                                                                                                                                                   0           0
Child Care                                                                                                                                                0           0
Cleaning                                                                                                                                                  0           0
Clothing                                                                                                                                                  0           0
Debt                                                                                                                                                      0           0
Dining                                                                                                                                                    0           0
Discretionary                                                                                                                                             0           0
Doctor / Dentist                                                                                                                                          0           0
Education                                                                                                                                                 0           0
Emergency Fund                                                                                                                                            0           0
                          Jan       Feb       Mar       Apr       May       Jun       Jul       Aug       Sep       Oct       Nov       Dec       Total   Average
Fuel                                                                                                                                                 0         0
Fun / Entertainment                                                                                                                                  0         0
Furniture / Appliances                                                                                                                               0         0
Gifts Given                                                                                                                                          0         0
Groceries                                                                                                                                            0         0
Health Insurance                                                                                                                                     0         0
Home Insurance                                                                                                                                       0         0
Home Supplies                                                                                                                                        0         0
Interest Expense                                                                                                                                     0         0
Life Insurance                                                                                                                                       0         0
Medicine                                                                                                                                             0         0
Miscellaneous                                                                                                                                        0         0
Mortgage / Rent                                                                                                                                      0         0
Other Savings                                                                                                                                        0         0
Other_1                                                                                                                                              0         0
Other_2                                                                                                                                              0         0
Other_3                                                                                                                                              0         0
Other_4                                                                                                                                              0         0
Other_5                                                                                                                                              0         0
Personal Supplies                                                                                                                                    0         0
Retirement Fund                                                                                                                                      0         0
Subscriptions/Dues                                                                                                                                   0         0
Taxes                                                                                                                                                0         0
Util. Electricity                                                                                                                                    0         0
Util. Gas                                                                                                                                            0         0
Util. Phone(s)                                                                                                                                       0         0
Util. TV / Internet                                                                                                                                  0         0
Util. Water                                                                                                                                          0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
                                                                                                                                                     0         0
         Total Expenses         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0      0         0
 ACCOUNT LIST
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You can track any number of real or virtual accounts. These accounts will show up in the
Accounts column in the Transactions worksheet.
TIP: If you start each account name with a different letter, Excel's autocomplete
feature will make entering the account much faster for you in the Transactions worksheet.
◄ To add accounts, insert new rows above this one and copy formulas down.
TRANSACTIONS
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                                                                                                                          Account       Cleared
 Account   Date      Num                Payee               Memo   Tag         Category        Clr PAYMENT    DEPOSIT
                                                                                                                          Balance       Balance
                                                                                                                                                     BALANCE
Checking   1/01/19          [Beginning Balance]                          [Beginning Balance]   R                 875.00      875.00        875.00          875.00
Savings    1/01/19          [Beginning Balance]                          [Beginning Balance]   R               2,345.00    2,345.00      2,345.00        3,220.00
CrCard1    1/01/19          [Beginning Balance]                          [Beginning Balance]   R     256.00                 (256.00)      (256.00)       2,964.00
Checking   1/01/19   DEP    Direct Deposit from Employer                 Wages & Tips          x               1,000.00    1,875.00      1,875.00        3,964.00
Checking   1/10/19   2032   Car Payment                                  Car Payment           c     115.20                1,759.80      1,759.80        3,848.80
CrCard1    1/15/19          Joe's Food Mart                              Groceries                    87.34                 (343.34)      (256.00)       3,761.46
CrCard1    1/18/19          Fuel                                         Util. Gas                   100.00                 (443.34)      (256.00)       3,661.46
Checking   2/05/19   DEP    Direct Deposit from Employer                 Wages & Tips                          1,000.00    2,759.80      1,759.80        4,661.46
Checking   2/10/19   2033   Target                         Split         Clothing                     23.10                2,736.70      1,759.80        4,638.36
Checking   2/10/19   2033   Target                         Split         Groceries                    45.15                2,691.55      1,759.80        4,593.21
Checking   2/10/19   2033   Target                         Split         Personal Supplies            25.04                2,666.51      1,759.80        4,568.17
Savings    2/15/19   TXFR   [From Checking]                              [Transfer]                             200.00     2,545.00      2,345.00        4,768.17
Checking   2/15/19   TXFR   [To Savings]                   Split         Emergency Fund              100.00                2,566.51      1,759.80        4,668.17
Checking   2/15/19   TXFR   [To Savings]                   Split         Retirement Fund              50.00                2,516.51      1,759.80        4,618.17
Checking   1/01/19          [Allocation]                                 Health Insurance            200.00                2,316.51      1,759.80        4,418.17
Checking   1/01/19          [Allocation]                                                                        200.00     2,516.51      1,759.80        4,618.17
Checking   2/01/19          [Allocation]                                 Health Insurance            200.00                2,316.51      1,759.80        4,418.17
Checking   2/01/19          [Allocation]                                                                        200.00     2,516.51      1,759.80        4,618.17
Checking   3/01/19          [Allocation]                                 Health Insurance            200.00                2,316.51      1,759.80        4,418.17
Checking   3/01/19          [Allocation]                                                                        200.00     2,516.51      1,759.80        4,618.17
Checking   3/15/19          ABC Insurance                                                            600.00                1,916.51      1,759.80        4,018.17
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                                                                                                               Account   Cleared
  Account         Date      Num                   Payee        Memo   Tag   Category   Clr PAYMENT   DEPOSIT
                                                                                                               Balance   Balance
                                                                                                                                   BALANCE
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Insert more rows above this one and then copy formulas down.
MONTHLY BUDGET REPORT
 HELP                                                                              © 2010-2019 Vertex42 LLC
 BUDGET SUMMARY
                                          Budget                         Actual                  Difference
                       Total Income           0.00                   1,000.00                        1,000.00
                     Total Expenses           0.00                       502.54                       (502.54)
                               NET            0.00                       497.46                        497.46
                                                 Actual         Budget
                 0           200        400               600        800
Total In...
Total Expe...
NET
                              Jan       Feb       Mar       Apr        May       Jun       Jul       Aug       Sep       Oct       Nov       Dec
                 Date Begin    1-Jan     1-Feb     1-Mar     1-Apr     1-May      1-Jun     1-Jul     1-Aug     1-Sep     1-Oct     1-Nov     1-Dec
                   Date End   31-Jan    28-Feb    31-Mar    30-Apr     31-May    30-Jun    31-Jul    31-Aug    30-Sep    31-Oct    30-Nov    31-Dec
 BUDGET SUMMARY
                                               Budget                         Actual                       Difference
               Total Income                      500.00                           0.00                         (500.00)
             Total Expenses                      250.00                       115.20                            134.80
                            NET                  250.00                       (115.20)                         (365.20)
                                               Actual              Budget
                                           0        100       200           300          400        500       600
Total In...
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NET
                               Balance Goal
                                                                          Fund            Location           Goal                  %           Balance
             0   1     2       3     4    5     6    7     8    9
                                                                    Car Fund            Savings               8,000.00        15.6%               1,250.00
   Car ...                                                          Vacation            Checking              1,500.00        33.3%                 500.00
                                                                    College             Savings                                0.0%                   0.00
  Vaca...                                                           Tax Fund            Checking                               0.0%                   0.00
      Col                                                           Fun Fund            Checking                               0.0%                   0.00
                                                                                                                               0.0%                   0.00
   Tax ...                                                                                                                     0.0%                   0.00
                                                                                                                               0.0%                   0.00
   Fun ...
                                                                                                                               0.0%                   0.00
                                                                                                                               0.0%                   0.00
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                                                                                                                          Total Balance:          1,750.00
                                                                                                                                                Total
     Fund            Date          Num Description                        Memo            Payment          Deposit       Fund Balance
                                                                                                                                              BALANCE
Car Fund             1/01/18             [ Balance as of 1/1/18 ]                                             1,250.00             1,250.00       1,250.00
Vacation             1/01/18             [ Balance as of 1/1/18 ]                                               500.00               500.00       1,750.00
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