Comments on: An Introduction To Compound Interest With Spreadsheets, Part 1: Getting Started And Defining Compound Interest http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bogdan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-162903 Bogdan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:41:57 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-162903 I liked your article very much and I can't wait for the monthly compound interest. I'd like you to write a series of articles regarding: bank interests for economy accounts, how to calculate the real prices that go when taking a credit for a house (the PMT formula and other tricks). Basically I want to understand my own finances better. Thanks again. I liked your article very much and I can’t wait for the monthly compound interest.

I’d like you to write a series of articles regarding: bank interests for economy accounts, how to calculate the real prices that go when taking a credit for a house (the PMT formula and other tricks). Basically I want to understand my own finances better.

Thanks again.

]]> By: crash course http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-91004 crash course Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:18:47 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-91004 Thank you, I've been messing about with excel for over an hour... and hadn't made much progress. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Thank you, I’ve been messing about with excel for over an hour… and hadn’t made much progress. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-82054 Mrs. Micah Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:58:15 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-82054 Thanks, Trent. I'm learning to do fancier stuff in Excel for work purposes and this tutorial was a good jumping off point. I use Calc at home and save everything as .xls, so it translates to Excel as well. :-) Thanks, Trent. I’m learning to do fancier stuff in Excel for work purposes and this tutorial was a good jumping off point.

I use Calc at home and save everything as .xls, so it translates to Excel as well. :-)

]]> By: S. Lewis http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-12357 S. Lewis Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:47:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-12357 Do you have a compounded interest calculator that allows a person to enter a set amount every month to a compounded interest account and determine the amount that will be saved after a specific period of time? Do you have a compounded interest calculator that allows a person to enter a set amount every month to a compounded interest account and determine the amount that will be saved after a specific period of time?

]]> By: Ron crimmins http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-9263 Ron crimmins Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:04:15 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-9263 thasnks it was very helpfull there are lots of how to's out there but no explation of the meaning or why it might be thanks again will now look at the rest of your how to's thasnks it was very helpfull there are lots of how to’s out there but no explation of the meaning or why it might be thanks again will now look at the rest of your how to’s

]]> By: Daniel http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-7613 Daniel Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:17:02 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-7613 Thank you! This is exactly what I needed! Thank you! This is exactly what I needed!

]]> By: john http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-7562 john Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:53:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/02/24/an-introduction-to-compound-interest-with-spreadsheets-part-1-getting-started-and-defining-compound-interest/#comment-7562 Great simple example. I've build so many compound interest tables over the years it's almost an automatic process for me now. You probably already know this, but for other OpenOffice.org or NeoOffice (the OOo suite for Mac OS X) users, instead of typing in the cell reference (for example, B2), you can click on the target cell instead to add it to the formula list. Then, after clicking, hitting [Shift]-F4 (in Linux, at least) will make the last clicked cell reference static (the $B$2 format) so you can now autofill as above. Hitting [Shift]-F4 a few more times will make either the row static (B$2) or the column static ($B2) or bring it back to relative (B2). Great simple example. I’ve build so many compound interest tables over the years it’s almost an automatic process for me now.

You probably already know this, but for other OpenOffice.org or NeoOffice (the OOo suite for Mac OS X) users, instead of typing in the cell reference (for example, B2), you can click on the target cell instead to add it to the formula list. Then, after clicking, hitting [Shift]-F4 (in Linux, at least) will make the last clicked cell reference static (the $B$2 format) so you can now autofill as above. Hitting [Shift]-F4 a few more times will make either the row static (B$2) or the column static ($B2) or bring it back to relative (B2).

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