Download the Name Personal Monthly Budget workbook and rename it XLastname Personal Monthly Budget replacing the XLastname with the first initial of your first name and your last name.	1
Look through the file and become familiar with the contents of the template. Pay attention to where the formulas would be entered. On the Jan worksheet add or edit the monthly income. If you do not currently have an income, give an educated guess of your expected monthly income after graduation. Add or edit at least four expenses to make them match some or your real expenses. You may delete income/expense items that do not apply. Add a comment on the Jan worksheet indicating which expenses were changed.	5
On the Jan worksheet calculate the total income, total expenses and Monthly Balance.	10
Format the Jan worksheet to make it easy to read and the numbers represent money.	6
Copy the Jan worksheet three times and name the new worksheets Feb, Mar and Q1Summary. Replace the title in row 1 each worksheet respectively with the last one being First Quarter Summary.	5
On the Q1Summary worksheet replace the word Monthly (originally in cell A23) with the words First Quarter, replace the income, expenses, total income, total expenses and First Quarter Balance with formulas that sum your first quarter budget entries. Use a 3D cell reference in these formulas.	10
Create an embedded chart that compares your first quarter total income to your first quarter total expenses.	10
Add a comment on the Q1Summary worksheet about what should be adjusted to improve the budget for next quarter.	2
Save your file and submit it into the Blackboard assignment link by the due date on your course detailed schedule.	1
Total	50

File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Help X Calibri 11 Ai = Paste V A > Undo Clipboard Font KI Alignment E12 I X fx B n D E F G Amount Amount 1 January Budget 2 Income 3 Item 4 Income 1 5 Income 2 6 Total Income 7 8 Expences 9 Item 10 Rent/mortgage 11 Electric 12 Gas 13 Cell Phone 14 Groceries 15 Car payment 16 Student loans 17 Cridit cards 18 Insurance 19 Personal care 20 Entertainment 21 Total Expences Jan + 15 Car payment 16 Student loans 17 Cridit cards 18 Insurance 19 Personal care 20 Entertainment 21 Total Expences 22 23 Monthly Balance 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Jan + Ready