My New Friend Excel

I have to admit I used to be very afraid of spreadsheets, mostly because my sister who is an accountant kindly warned me they were not for chronically "right-brained" people like myself.  Although the things she uses spreadsheets for are far more advanced than my Running Balance homework, I haven't really encountered much frustration using Excel. Its true that I have to always double check before selecting cells to plug into formulas, and I still work very slow, but over all I'm exited to know the basics of Excel for future use.  For example, I have multiple bank accounts with two different banks after my year abroad(and several card misplacement/theft episodes) and its become somewhat burdensome to keep track of balances online because they're on different websites. I'm planning on creating a spreadsheet so I can keep an overall running balance and better track my spending habits. My experience with Excel has been a positive one, and I'll certainly be using it in the future.