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Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby Vycem » Sat May 26, 2012 3:50 pm

This is going to sound really nerdy, but does anyone else make excel sheets planning out their hobby budget, including layaway payments, etc? I found myself making a pretty elaborate one for myself, including wishlist dolls to see if and when I'd be able to fit them into my budget...
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby OkamiKodomo » Sat May 26, 2012 7:08 pm

I did something like that once... when I was a graphics designer, and I had a steady salary. I had it all planned out; exactly how much I could afford to put into a piggy bank, or pay on a layaway out of each check, and how long I would have to save, in order to be able to get a doll, and have it paid off in time. But then I lost the job. So now I'm going to try it again.
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby Vycem » Sat May 26, 2012 11:02 pm

Ouch, that sucks! Have you been able to find a new job?
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby OkamiKodomo » Sun May 27, 2012 5:36 am

Oh yes yes, I've got a much better job. XD It's what's been eating me alive, but it's fun and good money, which is why I say I'm going to try budgeting money for dolliehs again~!
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby KC12344325 » Mon May 28, 2012 12:09 pm

I don't have a spreadsheet, but I do have a document that has all the prices of which dolls I want and the order I want them in. :) I'm a kid, so I don't have a job/salary to budget for dolls... whatever money I can get goes towards either BJDs, LDDs, or LADs. But your way sounds very efficient!
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby Astrid » Tue May 29, 2012 10:45 am

I use it to keep inventory! My dolls , their sizes of clothing , eyes,wigs , who can share what items what items I am looking for etc. I never wanted to accidently buy something I did not need. I store my wigs and shoes in boxes where I write the names of them but its much easier to look at the excel sheet. Not that I have a tons of items or anything.


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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby Aine » Wed May 30, 2012 6:51 pm

Astrid wrote:I use it to keep inventory! My dolls , their sizes of clothing , eyes,wigs , who can share what items what items I am looking for etc. I never wanted to accidently buy something I did not need. I store my wigs and shoes in boxes where I write the names of them but its much easier to look at the excel sheet. Not that I have a tons of items or anything.


This is brilliant. I love this so much. If I ever get enough stuff to do this with, I will have en ever efficient system inspired by this. :D
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby MitisFeles » Thu May 31, 2012 2:33 pm

I had organized Excel sheets when I was a Magic: the Gathering player. It's easy with card games to forget how much card do you own and what of them... Now luckily I don't play anymore XD Less luckily, I don't have a job and my money for dolls came from gifts and commissions, so I can't schedule anything -_-
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby nadjarobot » Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:18 pm

I modified a spreadsheet someone was passing around on DoA, the tinies size database. It lists measurements for different tinies and I ran a script to highlight which sizes will fit which of my tinies... that's normal, right?
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Re: Anyone else make Excel sheets?

Postby AlmySidaKay » Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:01 pm

Yea, I worked on the MSD one myself! :P
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