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AI · December 15, 2017

Managing Our Household Budget with Excel and Machine Learning

A little over a year ago my girlfriend Lisette and I moved in together. A big part of living together was getting used to managing a budget, and knowing where our money went. Lisette made one of the coolest Excel spreadsheets I ever saw, the only thing we needed to do was… actually fill in wha

Managing Our Household Budget with Excel and Machine Learning launched on December 15, 2017 with 7 votes, #1,131 of 2,482 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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A little over a year ago my girlfriend Lisette and I moved in together. A big part of living together was getting used to managing a budget, and knowing where our money went. Lisette made one of the coolest Excel spreadsheets I ever saw, the only thing we needed to do was… actually fill in what expense belongs to what…Read more →

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