Time Well Spent: How 100 Hours Learning Excel Macros Saved $42,000
What do you do when a task goes from ten hours per month to ten hours per week? Improve the process!
Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.
What do you do when a task goes from ten hours per month to ten hours per week? Improve the process!
One workable way to use standard home finance software to produce an envelope-based budget report.
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