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Monthly Budget & Expense Tracker
A professional Excel workbook designed to manage monthly budgets and expenses. It includes automated budget-versus-actual calculations, spending variances, category tracking, conditional formatting, KPI summaries, and an interactive dashboard with visual charts.
Tools: Microsoft Excel
Skills: Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Design
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