If you resolved on Jan. 1 to keep better track of your personal finances, are you sure where to start? Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up for a service or poke around your bank’s online ...

Maintaining a budget is crucial for a strong financial plan. As you set goals for your spending, saving, investing, and other financial objectives, your budget makes it possible for you to put your ...

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ...

Budgeting is more popular than ever. A 2022 Debt.com survey found that 86% of people track their monthly income and expenses, up from 80% in 2021 and 2020 and roughly 70% pre-pandemic. And in a world ...

There are lots of ways to budget, but if you pick a spreadsheet, where do you even start? Staring at a blank budget spreadsheet can be daunting. You don’t have to go it alone though. A spreadsheet ...

Tracking the time your employees take off needn't cause you a headache. With Microsoft Excel you can set up a workbook that can organize all sick days, personal days and any other days you need to ...

If you're a spreadsheet jockey but you're not keen on Excel's default settings, reader Curare details how to set up a custom Excel template so the data-wrangling app always uses the workspace you ...

Microsoft Excel lets you swiftly create a variety of useful records to log sales calls, service calls and other kinds of call information you need to run your business. In just a few minutes, you can ...

With a little time, typing and easy-to-use software, you can quickly see your financial picture much more thoroughly and better plan for the future. By J. D. Biersdorfer It’s January and you’ve gone ...