If you're working with a spreadsheet program, add a formula at the bottom of each column to calculate total expenses in all categories for each month.

Budgeting can help you gain more control over your financial situation and meet your goals. You don't have to start from ...

After you've assembled all your financial data and created a worksheet to contain your income in one column and your expenses in another, you can use Excel's "SUM" function to create a formula to ...

Use this budget worksheet to get control of your monthly living expenses.

Microsoft Excel offers a wealth of pre-built templates that simplify this process, providing a quick and efficient way to track income and expenses.