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Budget and Cash Flo

Step 1 1) Update the orange cell with the date of your


Step 2 2) Enter you starting bank balance (top cell) an
Step 3 3) Enter in payments (or expected payments)
Step 4 4) Review bank account regularly. Add any ba
Step 5 5) Make notes for yourself in the comments to

Note: the Budget Challenge Budget and Cash Flow Tool is provided free of charge to participants of the the Budget Challenge Personal Finance Simulation and is intended only for use with this program
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

2/15/2018 $1,000
2/16/2018
2/17/2018
2/18/2018
2/19/2018
2/20/2018
2/21/2018 $ 49.50
2/22/2018 $ 1,218.92 $ 1.00 $ 800.00
2/23/2018
2/24/2018
2/25/2018
2/26/2018 $ 1.00 $ 195.00 $ 49.50
2/27/2018
2/28/2018
3/1/2018 $ 300.00 $ 1.00 $ 54.22
3/2/2018
3/3/2018 $ 49.50 $ 0.50
3/4/2018
3/5/2018
3/6/2018
3/7/2018
3/8/2018 $ 1,218.92 $ 1.00 $ 500.00 $ 97.58
3/9/2018
3/10/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

3/11/2018 $ 49.50
3/12/2018
3/13/2018
3/14/2018
3/15/2018
3/16/2018 $ 1.00 $ 405.84 $ 258.49
3/17/2018
3/18/2018
3/19/2018
3/20/2018
3/21/2018
3/22/2018 $ 1,218.92
3/23/2018
3/24/2018
3/25/2018
3/26/2018
3/27/2018
3/28/2018
3/29/2018
3/30/2018
3/31/2018
4/1/2018
4/2/2018 $ 53.00
4/3/2018
4/4/2018 $ 300.00
4/5/2018 $ 1,218.92 $ 600.00
4/6/2018
4/7/2018
4/8/2018
4/9/2018 $ 320.00
4/10/2018
4/11/2018 $ 4.00 $ 875.99 $ 380.84 $ 705.95 $ 258.99 $49.50 $ 92.45 $63.71
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

4/12/2018
4/13/2018
4/14/2018
4/15/2018
4/16/2018
4/17/2018
4/18/2018
4/19/2018 $ 1,218.92
4/20/2018
4/21/2018
4/22/2018
4/23/2018
4/24/2018
4/25/2018
4/26/2018
4/27/2018
4/28/2018
4/29/2018
4/30/2018
5/1/2018
5/2/2018
5/3/2018
5/4/2018
5/5/2018
5/6/2018
5/7/2018
5/8/2018
5/9/2018
5/10/2018
5/11/2018
5/12/2018
5/13/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

5/14/2018
5/15/2018
5/16/2018
5/17/2018
5/18/2018
5/19/2018
5/20/2018
5/21/2018
5/22/2018
5/23/2018
5/24/2018
5/25/2018
5/26/2018
5/27/2018
5/28/2018
5/29/2018
5/30/2018
5/31/2018
6/1/2018
6/2/2018
6/3/2018
6/4/2018
6/5/2018
6/6/2018
6/7/2018
6/8/2018
6/9/2018
6/10/2018
6/11/2018
6/12/2018
6/13/2018
6/14/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

6/15/2018
6/16/2018
6/17/2018
6/18/2018
6/19/2018
6/20/2018
6/21/2018
6/22/2018
6/23/2018
6/24/2018
6/25/2018
6/26/2018
6/27/2018
6/28/2018
6/29/2018
6/30/2018
7/1/2018
7/2/2018
7/3/2018
7/4/2018
7/5/2018
7/6/2018
7/7/2018
7/8/2018
7/9/2018
7/10/2018
7/11/2018
7/12/2018
7/13/2018
7/14/2018
7/15/2018
7/16/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

7/17/2018
7/18/2018
7/19/2018
7/20/2018
7/21/2018
7/22/2018
7/23/2018
7/24/2018
7/25/2018
7/26/2018
7/27/2018
7/28/2018
7/29/2018
7/30/2018
7/31/2018
8/1/2018
8/2/2018
8/3/2018
8/4/2018
8/5/2018
8/6/2018
8/7/2018
8/8/2018
8/9/2018
8/10/2018
8/11/2018
8/12/2018
8/13/2018
8/14/2018
8/15/2018
8/16/2018
8/17/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

8/18/2018
8/19/2018
8/20/2018
8/21/2018
8/22/2018
8/23/2018
8/24/2018
8/25/2018
8/26/2018
8/27/2018
8/28/2018
8/29/2018
8/30/2018
8/31/2018
9/1/2018
9/2/2018
9/3/2018
9/4/2018
9/5/2018
9/6/2018
9/7/2018
9/8/2018
9/9/2018
9/10/2018
9/11/2018
9/12/2018
9/13/2018
9/14/2018
9/15/2018
9/16/2018
9/17/2018
9/18/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

9/19/2018
9/20/2018
9/21/2018
9/22/2018
9/23/2018
9/24/2018
9/25/2018
9/26/2018
9/27/2018
9/28/2018
9/29/2018
9/30/2018
10/1/2018
10/2/2018
10/3/2018
10/4/2018
10/5/2018
10/6/2018
10/7/2018
10/8/2018
10/9/2018
10/10/2018
10/11/2018
10/12/2018
10/13/2018
10/14/2018
10/15/2018
10/16/2018
10/17/2018
10/18/2018
10/19/2018
10/20/2018
Date Deposits Withdrawals Apartment Renter's Car Loan Car Ins School Cable Energy bill Cell Phone
& Bank fees Ins loan

10/21/2018
10/22/2018
10/23/2018
10/24/2018
10/25/2018
10/26/2018
10/27/2018
10/28/2018
10/29/2018
10/30/2018
10/31/2018
11/1/2018
11/2/2018
11/3/2018
11/4/2018
11/5/2018
et and Cash Flow Spreadsheet (CFS)
orange cell with the date of your simulation start date
starting bank balance (top cell) and future paychecks (below the top cell)
yments (or expected payments) to vendors for bills on their expected transaction date
nk account regularly. Add any bank fees or other withdrawals. Investigate discrepancies in balance
s for yourself in the comments to help with establishing a routine or habit

is intended only for use with this program


Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ 1,000.00 $1,000.00
$ - $ - $1,000.00
$ - $ - $1,000.00
$ - $ - $1,000.00
$ - $ - $1,000.00
$ - $ - $1,000.00
$ 49.50 $ - $950.50
$ 15.00 $ 816.00 $ 1,218.92 $1,353.42
$ - $ - $1,353.42
$ - $ - $1,353.42
$ - $ - $1,353.42
$ 245.50 $ - $1,107.92
$ - $ - $1,107.92
$ - $ - $1,107.92
$ 15.00 $ 70.22 $ 300.00 $1,337.70
$ - $ - $1,337.70
$ 0.50 $ 49.50 $1,386.70 49.50 was a refund
$ - $ - $1,386.70
$ - $ - $1,386.70
$ - $ - $1,386.70
$ - $ - $1,386.70
$ 598.58 $ 1,218.92 $2,007.04
$ - $ - $2,007.04
$ - $ - $2,007.04
Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ 49.50 $2,056.54
$ - $ - $2,056.54
$ - $ - $2,056.54
$ - $ - $2,056.54
$ - $ - $2,056.54
$ 665.33 $ - $1,391.21
$ - $ - $1,391.21
$ - $ - $1,391.21
$ - $ - $1,391.21
$ - $ - $1,391.21
$ - $ - $1,391.21
$ - $ 1,218.92 $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ - $ - $2,610.13
$ 53.00 $ - $2,557.13
$ - $ - $2,557.13
$ - $ 300.00 $2,857.13
$ 600.00 $ 1,218.92 $3,476.05
$ - $ - $3,476.05
$ - $ - $3,476.05
$ - $ - $3,476.05
$ 320.00 $ - $3,156.05
$ - $ - $3,156.05
$ 2,431.43 $ - $724.62
Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ - $724.62
$ - $ 1,218.92 $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
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Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
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Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
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Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
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Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $1,943.54
$ - $ - $1,943.54
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Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $1,943.54
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Credit Total Total Checking Acct Comments
Card Withdrawals Deposits Balance

$ - $ - $1,943.54
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$ - $ - $1,943.54 Password to unprotect sheet: BudgetChallenge

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