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õ help¦¤ divided½to two sections:
(A)ú explanation£r©s´¿Òô.
(B) Some adviceº helpr started.
*** YOUR OPTIONS ***
È BUDGET ACCOUNT MENU¤ where choice¤ madeº either add, change
deletes.In additionº using change©º actually
changes previouslyed,¶© also be°dº review
variouss¨ on file.
ö New Year
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Do not°
Ê.
When¹ becomes timeº· a new year,Ê transferr
sº a new¥.There several©s respect
º creatingr new (i.e. carryr oldward, move
last year's actualº, more).× BEGIN NEW YEARº exercise¶
©.IMPORTANT:ﶩ only after¨ completedr³
year£ usingÊ.Use¹ whether not plan on carryingr old
sward.õ© encodes new¥º tell
Ê a¥ a previous year exits.This prompts
ʺ scan¾ year's open¹ems wheningr
variouss.
DataÐ Extension
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È ©¤°dº extendrº a new¥
, after all space on current has been exhausted.This
©¤ explained½ detail½» appendixº Tutorial/Manual.
*** GETTING STARTED ***
úy¤ basically result£ a plan.The better plan, better
.One£Ê strongest features¤¹s abilityº help
º easily putºgether a sound.
Ê°sºizer finances.Every¯£r
s, whether¹½volves receipt£ money, purchase£
something major,be payment£ some expense¤ized.It
be classified asº how¹ pertainsº what own owe, whether¹¤
½come expense.
Whenrs providing classifications
be°dº keep track£r financials.The better job
do here, better jobÊ be ableº do.
È Tutorial/Manual contains» appendixs some hints concerning
establishing certains prove°ful when preparer
½come tax¡.If¨ not already done so please review¶ part£
Tutorial/Manual.
ȳ step½ GETTING STARTED¤ºÊ
following²:
(A) WHAT YOU OWN -ù help plan,¶¤ divided½to four
categories:
(1) CASH ACCOUNTS - Fanatical planners likeº keep track£
even moneyy keep½ cashm (ie money½r
wallet purse, a piggy bank, a dresser drawer etc.).
If wantº trackr cash would develop¯
mores cash maintain. Otherwise,¹
is not necessaryº°¶ set£s.
(2) CHECKING ACCOUNTS - Most people maintaining
accounts½ either banks, savings & loans, even
their stock brokers. Create¯ each
checking wishº keep track£.
(3) SAVINGS ACCOUNTS - Create¯£ses each
savings wishº manage.
(4) ASSET ACCOUNTS -õ¤»ything own¤ not
cash,ing, savingss. Some EXAMPLES would
ber furniture, computer, automobile(s), stock,
house,»tique collection etc.
(B) WHAT YOU OWE -õ¤ divided½to twoies:
(1) CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS -Ψ a choice here. Î
set up a each£r cards
and keep track£½dividual charges, s,
payments etc.Ä card chargesed
recordedº appropriate expense (i.e. clothing,
vacations, etc.) asy made. Periodic paymentsº
the card companiesn allocated, when
entered, between principal repayment against
card½terest expense. Under¶ method,
your±ly card statement½
much same wayring
statement.
You elect½stead notº set up a
each card.Î choose much simpler route
of notªing card charges asy made.
Your periodic paymentsº card companies
would beªed entirely as» expense.È choice¤
yours.
(2) LIABILITY ACCOUNTS -Èses»ything
you owe does not result from a card
transaction. Some EXAMPLES would be a home mortgage,
automobile loan, student loan etc. Similarº
cards, chooseº either completely
accountr liabilities choose
simpler route£ tracking onlyr debt payments
recordingm entirely as» expense.
(C) YOUR INCOME -Î should keep track£ every type£½come
you¨. Some EXAMPLES would ber salary,½terest from a
bank, money earn from deep sea excavations
occasional bullfights, etc.
(D) YOUR EXPENSES - Unfortunately,¶ probably ber
most lengthy list. ß¹¤»y consolation,¹s same
for almost all£ us (everybody we know»yhow). By taking
the timeº be as precise as possible here, obtain
the most benefit fromÊ. Some examples would
be rent, electricity, groceries, vacations, tuition,
newspaper, haircuts etc. Î be as elaborate as
general as desire. REMEMBER:ß wantÊ
to track a particular¹em£ expense, must set up»
account expense¹em½ BUDGET.
Once¨ determined variouss¨, should
m½toÊ.Youm asy occurº¡
later add»ygot during½itial entry.
Ê handle bothr business personals½¯.
ø also financials limitedº a certain group£
s.Account groupings established by assigning allsin
each group a common prefixin.More²¤
d on¶ feature½ help section´ BUDGET ACCOUNT RECORD
SCREEN.
È«£s set up not exceed 999.As even
most comprehensives rarely° more than 200s,Î should not
find¶º be much£ a limit.
Úing±ly¬s each¤©al.ß do not
¶¥´ times, always come back
later° CHANGE©º¹.
ù adds ADD©´ BUDGET MENU be
deliveredº BUDGET ACCOUNT RECORD SCREEN.This¤ wheres
actuallyed. We recommend, when arrive´¶¦³
time,
HELP function.Doing¶ save from»y unnecessary confusion
later.
//BUDGET ACCOUNT RECORD SCREEN
õ¦¤°dº Add, Change Deleteªs.È mode
(Add, Change Delete)¤¼ed½³ line£¦.
Ê handle bothr business personals½¯.
ø financials limitedº a certain group£
s.Account groupings established by assigning allsin
each group a common prefixin.More²¤
d on¶ feature´ end£ help section.
ò some comments concerning features uniqueº each mode,n some notes
concerning special featuresin¶¦:
** ADD MODE **
ü add mode must³ key½« &£ wishº
.
ù« cursor jumpº
«.At same timer choices be¼ed´ bottom£
¦.MoneyCounts°s«º determine
type£ing (i.e. cash,ing, savings, asset,
card etc.).For EXAMPLE, wishº aing, make sure
a«ining« range (checkings
assigned«s from 50º 99).
HINT:Î avoid hassle£ tryingº remember which«s
¨ assignedin eachy. Simply³
«£y wishº fall½to.Ê
assign next«iny designated.
Don't worry about maintaining»y special alphabeticalder when assigning
«s.MoneyCounts automaticallyss½
alphabeticalderin eachy on alls.This¤ done no matter
howm.
Aftering«, must.The
must be´ least three characters long.This¤ only
restriction here.
Once &Ǭ beenedr
¥.This² (the¥)¤ only necessary
½terested½ maintaining a.
Î SHOULD·nings followings: cash,
ing, savings, asset, card & liability.Do¶ whether not
be using a.Beginningsed bying
ing starting each.
ù addºr .This both updater¥
file new & also a clean¦º
»other should so desire.
When doneings
º MAIN BUDGET MENU.
** CHANGE MODE **
Change mode¤°dº change² previouslyed.
úy¥ be changed bying keys designate want
º amend.You change»y² except«.
Changing« only be accomplished by³ deleting
n re-entering¹ via ADD mode new«.
Once¨ changed all² desire, ¥
file be updated new¥.After file¤ updated
be deliveredº previousµ.
While½ change mode also shift back &th betweens.ù shift
ward right key.ù shift backward left key.
Ø
** DELETE MODE **
Delete mode, as might¨ guessed,¤°dº deleteªs.To
delete§s on¦ .MoneyCounts
n scanr¥ files»ys¨ been codedº
´temptingº delete.If nos found
be deleted be deliveredº previousµ.
ßÊ finds¯ mores¨ been codedº
º be deleted¹ give» error message.ü¶ case
not be deleted.If desireº still delete, each
£ªs must be re-codedº»other.This be
done using change mode½¥ entry module.Once¶¤ done,
¡º module be successfully
deleted.
** SPECIAL FEATURES **
Ês a«£ time-savingºols designedº assist½
ing²»y.Èseºols°d when
ing¥½ January thru December±s.They:
COPY PREVIOUS AMOUNT -ß desireº same¬ each
month,¹¤ not necessaryº same¬ each period.
Instead¬½³ period.Èn key
the next period. õ time
of¾¬.Ê automatically copy
amounted£ year.
INCREASE PREVIOUS AMOUNT -ß desireº»¬
increases decreases each± by a certain percentage
beginning¬½³ period. Èn goº next period
enter n¡ key.Ên ask
you±ly½flation percentage. Ú±ly½flation
rateÊ do rest. ß wishº decrease
the¬ed½·ning period each±
inflation rate a minus sign½ front£¹. Õ EXAMPLE:ù show
a±ly rate£ decrease£ two (2) percent <-2>.
PRINCIPAL & INTEREST -õ lets±ly½terest expense
loans easily. ø also be°dº½terest½come
an½vestment. ù°¶ feature goº± wish
to·n
. Ên ask
following questions:
PRINCIPLE -Ú·ning£ obligation
involved. EXAMPLE:È£r mortgage during
period immediately preceding period beinged.
MONTHLY PAYMENT -Ú±ly loan payment.
INTEREST RATE -Ú ANNUAL½terest rate as a
percentage. Õ example mortgage onr house has
an½terest rate£ eight percent would <8>n
press¡ key.
Once above¥¤edÊ compute
monthly loan½terest depending on type (category)
of beinged. ߤin½come
expenseies½terest beed½ each±.
Otherwise loan beed.
CALCULATOR - A full function arithmetic calculator¤º
assist»y side computations wishº make. ù call up
the calculator, <=> when´ prompt line when´¯£
the various¬s (such as·ning etc.).
Pressing
provide» explanation£¹s operation features.
Press
If calculator¤ accessed from¯£¬s,
amount½ calculator's»swer register¤ placed½¬
field calculator was accessed from when¹¤ put away (by
pressing
* *Ò Prefix Feature - Multiple GroupsâÒs * *
Ê handle bothr business personals½¯.
ø also financials limitedº a certain group£
s.Account groupings established by assigning allsin
each group a common prefixin.
ù take advantage£¶ feature, must¨ a group£ss
· a common prefix.For Example: Assume we were using a specific
group£sº accommodate all£ Parsons Technology'ss.We
would¨ given eachin group a·ning
We could very well¨°d some other prefix (such as
È prefix must not exceed five characters½ length must be commonº all
sin group.
ߨ a group£s which would likeº prepare separate
s, but whoses do not· a common prefix, easily make
necessary changesº°¶ feature.Use Change/Review©º
changes£s½ group soy· a common
prefix.Youn prepares each group£s.
//BUDGET ACCOUNT SELECTION MENU
õµ¤°dº wishº either change delete.
È mode (either change delete)§½ second line£
µ.
×y wishº either change
delete. Allsiny§ on¦. On
left side£¦»§ nextº very³.
ß wishº¶¡ key.
ù»other,press space bar (or keys) until
shiftsº wantº edit.Èn¡ key.
Î exit´»y time bying
//BEGIN NEW YEAR
È fact¨ reached¶ help¦½dicates¨ placed a
newlymatted non-system½ drive
¥ new year aboutº·.If do not½tendº
· a new year, please exit¶µ bying
ü creatingr new¥,¨ four©s.They:
CLEAR BUDGET -×ing¶© result½ transferringr
budgets (without«s) fromr old¥º
the new¯. ﶩ, not using a
planº continueº° sames but wishº new
numbers.
KEEP OLD BUDGET - Under¶©rs, old
budget«s½tact, be transferredº new¥. ï
this© planº retainr old, be
re-entering only a fews.
ACTUAL TO BUDGET -×ing¶© result½ transferring
yours fromr old¥º new¯. Upon
transfer,«s replaced actual results from
the year just completed. ﶩ desirer actual vs
budgets (and graphs)º actually be a yearº year comparison.
START FROM SCRATCH - Under¶©, nothing¤ transferred from
the old¥º new¥. (Note from author: I just
picture askingrself: Why would I do ?)ﶩ
when plan on creating news possiblying a
new. õ© encodes new¥º tellÊ
that a¥ exists a¾ year. ʽ turn°s
this²º request¾º scan open¹ems when
reconciling your various accounts.
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