TheFett
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Ok........so for a while now I've been wondering how does everyone keep track of their build?
Do you use some software? Do you use the old paper and pen method? Do you just keep all the receipts and stuff them into some sort of folder and occasionally check back to see whats what? I like to keep better track of what I have done, what I am doing, what I am going to be doing, and even sometimes I like to see how much has been spent.
Is there something out there already that you might be using? What is it?
Where did you find or what did you find helped you best?
I have a rather large excel workbook that I have put together that tracks a multitude of things for me. I have a main screen that gives me a simple budget summary view, another sheet that I put in the date, part, piece, ordered from, etc.etc...... I have even taken it a step further and created a working schedule that you can utilize to track certain parts of your build. Like when I am planning to do something I place in the start date, tell it how long I plan to take, and update with % complete and it gives me anticipated end dates of the parent and child dependent items below or above!
Ok ok ok maybe I've gone a little too far, but my thought here is SOMEONE else is thinking the same things here!! I am happy to share, even if someone person could or would benefit. Happy to make this a shared piece of software (its an excel program) that we could use and build from and make something better for ALL to enjoy! I don't mind programming and somewhat like it. So I guess I'm saying all this to say, what do you guys think? Is there a need, is this something we would like see and or use?
*Disclaimer* I am running this on my Mac computer, using Microsoft Excel 2013. It should be compatible across the board Mac/PC. However I have not locked out cells and rows like I normally would, since this would be shared and that would give me gray hair! ALSO, I am NOT uploading a virus, this is virus free and if ADMIN is reading this, guys if this is just a BAD IDEA then I take no offense. I like using it and thought maybe someone could benefit too. You ADMINS tell me and not a problem it will not be sent and we can stop this post all together. ALSO not selling this, not marketing this, this is FREE for ALL who could benefit or would want it!
Check out the screen shots below for a rough idea of what I am talking about, let me know guys! This is still a work in progress, but you can see what I'm driving at. Also if anyone might have some ideas, throw them my way and maybe I can put them in here too. Thx
Do you use some software? Do you use the old paper and pen method? Do you just keep all the receipts and stuff them into some sort of folder and occasionally check back to see whats what? I like to keep better track of what I have done, what I am doing, what I am going to be doing, and even sometimes I like to see how much has been spent.
Is there something out there already that you might be using? What is it?
Where did you find or what did you find helped you best?
I have a rather large excel workbook that I have put together that tracks a multitude of things for me. I have a main screen that gives me a simple budget summary view, another sheet that I put in the date, part, piece, ordered from, etc.etc...... I have even taken it a step further and created a working schedule that you can utilize to track certain parts of your build. Like when I am planning to do something I place in the start date, tell it how long I plan to take, and update with % complete and it gives me anticipated end dates of the parent and child dependent items below or above!
Ok ok ok maybe I've gone a little too far, but my thought here is SOMEONE else is thinking the same things here!! I am happy to share, even if someone person could or would benefit. Happy to make this a shared piece of software (its an excel program) that we could use and build from and make something better for ALL to enjoy! I don't mind programming and somewhat like it. So I guess I'm saying all this to say, what do you guys think? Is there a need, is this something we would like see and or use?
*Disclaimer* I am running this on my Mac computer, using Microsoft Excel 2013. It should be compatible across the board Mac/PC. However I have not locked out cells and rows like I normally would, since this would be shared and that would give me gray hair! ALSO, I am NOT uploading a virus, this is virus free and if ADMIN is reading this, guys if this is just a BAD IDEA then I take no offense. I like using it and thought maybe someone could benefit too. You ADMINS tell me and not a problem it will not be sent and we can stop this post all together. ALSO not selling this, not marketing this, this is FREE for ALL who could benefit or would want it!
Check out the screen shots below for a rough idea of what I am talking about, let me know guys! This is still a work in progress, but you can see what I'm driving at. Also if anyone might have some ideas, throw them my way and maybe I can put them in here too. Thx
