Free spreadsheet apps are a cool idea, as long as you’re comfortable with their limitations. Many are ad-supported, for instance, so expect part of your screen to be trying to sell you something.

Budgeting is more popular than ever. A 2022 Debt.com survey found that 86% of people track their monthly income and expenses, up from 80% in 2021 and 2020 and roughly 70% pre-pandemic. And in a world ...

You’d think stock traders, of all people, would have the best data available. But that wasn’t the case when JPMorgan started bleeding billions on bad trades. Investors got worried. The bank dismissed ...

I got access to Google Spreadsheets this morning, shortly after I wrote up my quick take based on the screenshots on Google's site. After using Google Spreadsheets, some pros and cons stand out.

It’s January and you’ve gone and done it: You’ve resolved to keep better track of your personal finances. But deep down, you’re not sure where to start. Sure, you can buy accounting software, sign up ...

Go to updated and illustrated post. 1983: Lotus Development Corporation begins selling its spreadsheet application for Microsoft DOS, called 1-2-3. 1-2-3 was not the first spreadsheet application — it ...

Spreadsheets are super powerful, but they have limits. This article examines four big challenges of working in spreadsheets, and shows how data science tools such as notebooks can cleverly address ...

There is an assumption in our sector that using spreadsheets for volunteer management is inefficient and a bad practice.