Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 14, 2011 12:43 pm HI everyone, We are about to start building and I was wondering if any of you out there have used a spreadsheet to record your expenses to help with budgeting etc. Ie. House $x Upgrade $x Alfresco $x Landscape $x etc.... If anyone out there has done this (or something similar), would you be willing to share as I am trying to make one of my own and want to make sure I don't forget anything. Thanks Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 2Mar 15, 2011 1:17 pm I've got something like this. but its broken down to basic house with std inclusion then each upgrade individually and other costs we have like demolition and things we are supplying. It also includes wage/salary, tax, expenses so we could work out if we could afford the house and any rate rises. Let me figure out how to post an attachment. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 3Mar 15, 2011 1:41 pm Hi there, I made up a spreadsheet once we got the final contract guide. I listed all the items that were on the guide by room (example below), and highlighted any changes/queries/additional costs and put them into separate columns so I had a running total of all costs and when we got to the selections appointment it also made it very easy to see changes that we wanted to make. I have another "budget" spreadsheet which has bank balances, money going in and out (eg rent), building costs, etc through to the end of August so we can see how we are doing against budget. So far, I've been pretty close so no nasty surprises! Hope this helps. Entry/Hallway Trilock dead locks to front door Front door INF8 (should be INF6) Nouvelli bright chrome internal door hardware Gainsborough pull door handle with 851 deadlock 67mm Lambs tongue MDF skirtings & 67mm lambs tongue aves 90mm Concerto cornice to house area Front door and frame to be clear varnished ext & internally 2 x Niche 900 x 1500 & 2 downlights as displayed Tiling - QT6020 600x600 For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 5Mar 15, 2011 6:25 pm chrisandkate I can't add it as the forum board say "extension .xls not allowed" Happy to email it to you if you like. PM me you email address if you want it. Hi, I've been thinking about doing something like this too. Any chance of grabbing a copy? fulltilt If you have a google id, put it in Google Docs, that way you can share it with other people (your better half??) and more and control their access - view or edit. If you do do this I have a Google account otherwise I'll send ya a PM anyways! Thanks in advance Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 6Mar 15, 2011 8:51 pm I'll send it through tomorrow. I sent that from work and didn't save a copy on my flash drive. I'll also look in to the Google docs thing as well. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 7Mar 15, 2011 9:11 pm we did a excel spreadsheet with auto sums and tallying of all credits i.e sale if house and debits right down to letterboxes we had estimates and then would check off as we went along, all worked out perfect till the day after we moved in when one of our builders tradesmen stole the laptop and a camera and now we have no idea of our budget or where we were at. its pretty easy to tally up on excel i recommend having a backup though. Building at Sierra Estate. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 8Mar 15, 2011 10:12 pm chrisandkate I'll send it through tomorrow. I sent that from work and didn't save a copy on my flash drive. I'll also look in to the Google docs thing as well. Thanks!!! kavother we did a excel spreadsheet with auto sums and tallying of all credits i.e sale if house and debits right down to letterboxes we had estimates and then would check off as we went along, all worked out perfect till the day after we moved in when one of our builders tradesmen stole the laptop and a camera and now we have no idea of our budget or where we were at. its pretty easy to tally up on excel i recommend having a backup though. I have started getting good at the backing up of stuff. Started saving everything related to my build on the internet (using Dropbox courtesy of another thread on here). I do believe the "cloud" as it is called is one of the safest options for data backup now. Can be accessed anywhere and doesn't rely on having a hard drive on ya. Just an internet connection. Only downside is it costs money to expand beyond certain data requirements. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 9Mar 16, 2011 1:08 pm kavother we did a excel spreadsheet with auto sums and tallying of all credits i.e sale if house and debits right down to letterboxes we had estimates and then would check off as we went along, all worked out perfect till the day after we moved in when one of our builders tradesmen stole the laptop and a camera and now we have no idea of our budget or where we were at. its pretty easy to tally up on excel i recommend having a backup though. OMG! You're kidding! That is terrible! You must have been so furious! Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 10Mar 16, 2011 1:10 pm Sir Snagger chrisandkate I'll send it through tomorrow. I sent that from work and didn't save a copy on my flash drive. I'll also look in to the Google docs thing as well. Thanks!!! kavother we did a excel spreadsheet with auto sums and tallying of all credits i.e sale if house and debits right down to letterboxes we had estimates and then would check off as we went along, all worked out perfect till the day after we moved in when one of our builders tradesmen stole the laptop and a camera and now we have no idea of our budget or where we were at. its pretty easy to tally up on excel i recommend having a backup though. I have started getting good at the backing up of stuff. Started saving everything related to my build on the internet (using Dropbox courtesy of another thread on here). I do believe the "cloud" as it is called is one of the safest options for data backup now. Can be accessed anywhere and doesn't rely on having a hard drive on ya. Just an internet connection. Only downside is it costs money to expand beyond certain data requirements. I sir snagger...I am hoping to achieve the same as you. Can I just ask, what is dropbox? Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 11Mar 16, 2011 2:31 pm fulltilt Carolleigh Can I just ask, what is dropbox? https://www.dropbox.com/ "cloud storage", or in more non-tech terms, it's like a flash drive on the internet. You copy files on to your dropbox and you can share them with others or access them by more than 1 computer under your same id. If you refer someone, you get extra space so I'll let someone else post their referral link here pick me pick me! one sec, I'll try find it now Just to clarify on fulltilt's explanation a little more, people can only see what you put in there if you either put your stuff into a public folder, or give them a direct link to it. You can have it all securely hidden so only you can access it with your password etc. Just like a hard drive on the internet that you can get anywhere. You install the program on your computers and it creates a Dropbox folder like your My Documents, and anything you change in there will automatically be updated in any other Dropbox folder on other PC's you've also installed it on and linked to your account. Can also get access through the website and on your android or iphone. Think this is the right link - http://db.tt/asw9WmY Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 12Mar 16, 2011 9:25 pm Thank you, I've just signed up using your link - how much extra space did they give you for me doing that? Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 13Mar 17, 2011 7:38 am Dropbox is good I use it too, but I prefer Sugarsync, its basically similar to dropbox but you can also sync any folder you choose in your computer and dont have to drop it in your dropbox folder. I have all my documents synced to the cloud. Saved my life more than once. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 14Mar 17, 2011 9:37 am Carolleigh Thank you, I've just signed up using your link - how much extra space did they give you for me doing that? I saw that. Get an extra 250MB per sign up. Everybit helps Sydwest Dropbox is good I use it too, but I prefer Sugarsync, its basically similar to dropbox but you can also sync any folder you choose in your computer and dont have to drop it in your dropbox folder. I have all my documents synced to the cloud. Saved my life more than once. That sounds like a good idea. What sort of size limits does that one have? Do they have a referral system too? Could be a worthwhile thing to have as an alternative. $50 per year is not a bad price for that sort of limit. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 15Mar 17, 2011 12:42 pm Sir Snagger Carolleigh Thank you, I've just signed up using your link - how much extra space did they give you for me doing that? I saw that. Get an extra 250MB per sign up. Everybit helps Sydwest Dropbox is good I use it too, but I prefer Sugarsync, its basically similar to dropbox but you can also sync any folder you choose in your computer and dont have to drop it in your dropbox folder. I have all my documents synced to the cloud. Saved my life more than once. That sounds like a good idea. What sort of size limits does that one have? Do they have a referral system too? Could be a worthwhile thing to have as an alternative. $50 per year is not a bad price for that sort of limit. Now that you mentioned it, ive checked their website and I found a referal system (link below), additional 500MB for me and anyone who signs up with a free account and 10GB each if signed for a paid account. Free account comes with 5GB here is the link just in case anyone is interested. https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=fn575tsw8wrkm Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 16Mar 23, 2011 2:33 pm Could someone please share a link to a spreadsheet that they have made or use ? So far I only need one line ............... "Block Deposit" But I suspect I'm going to need a few more lines before this project is finished Cheers. P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 17Mar 23, 2011 3:28 pm Check your PM's Pepsi_Drinker, I'll email you my version if you send me your email address. Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 18Mar 24, 2011 10:36 am chrisandkate Check your PM's Pepsi_Drinker, I'll email you my version if you send me your email address. Thanks guys, Found the PM !! P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 19Mar 24, 2011 10:55 am Ok! SO I have compiled my own version of an expenses spreedsheet. Is anyone willing to comment on it or correct some of my price estimates? If anyone is, I'll have to work out how to attach a file I think! Re: Using an excel spreadsheet to record costs and expenses 20Mar 24, 2011 11:07 am Just had a very quick look at some reviews, and this one rated reasonably well for simplicity ......... http://www.filedropper.com/ Seems you just upload a file there and you receive a URL to access it. To share the file, just give other people the URL Well ............. That's how I understood it. P_D EDIT, OK, Just tried it, Had a scan of a Dechellis home plan on my 'puter,, went to the site above, pressed "Upload", selected the picture, uploaded it, and received a message with this URL.... http://www.filedropper.com/sorrentomark2070 Seems to work !! . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 0 2020 Broker here - legislation says that every true broker must put the clients best interests before theirs so in theory they must offer you the best options for you on their… 2 46013 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7546 |