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Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:23:48 PDT
From:	John Hlavac <jhlavac@flash.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-sundialsig@scoug.com
To:	scoug-sundialsig@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-SundialSIG: I looked around.

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For myself, I am interested more in design of the actual spreadsheets. I
am very focused on consolidating my financial situation so that I can
make adjustments in my investments. I guess that this is kind of
unusual, to want to deal with money with a spreadsheet.

I also use Spitfire's InCharge and find it very difficult to use.
Especially the investment stuff.

Be advised that I work a 10 hour day. I find I end up with about 2 hours
of personal time after all the overhead of daily life is subtracted.
That's not 2 hours of computer time, but 2 hours total. If my wife
insists that I watch Gladiator with her, as she did last week, then
that day's time is shot. My weekend time is even more precious.

I simply don't have time to banter over the fine points. You'll probably
get about 20 messages from Peter and/or Steven to my one.

Right now, I'm working with a worksheet that has three main sections.
The left hand side has the percentage increase (or decrease lately)
columns. 5yrs, 3yrs, 1yr, 9months, 6months, & 3 months. The middle
section is the investment name and account number. The remaining columns
are devoted to fund totals with the most recent numbers adjacent to the
info section. As stuff gets old it gets moved out to the right by adding
a new column. That way I have a complete history of funds.

Don't feel that this is a work complete because I have just come up with
the idea this week. I haven't even started on the percent increase
section other than the titles. I plan to have absolute cell addresses in
the formula, so that as the data on the other side of the page moves out
the percentages change. Cool. At least that's the plan. Hopefully I can
make it work.

There is a complete lack of dummy spreadsheets out there for people to
emulate/copy. It's kind of silly. The inference is that everyone has an
accounting degree. Expect lots of questions about percentages.

-John

"Lynn H. Maxson" wrote:
>
> At the moment scoring on traffic we have Peter with some high
> number and Lynn with zero. Whenever a leader heads off in a wrong
> direction only to discover no one follows, he goes from a leader
> to a loner. If he persists, with but a single change he becomes a
> loser.
>
> Now in asking for this mailing list the intent was to provide some
> coninuity in the intervals between the bimonthly meetings. Part
> of that continuity was to allow a more rapid learning rate, in
> effect to support individual learning rates. However, continuity
> assumes a flow into and out of a point. Initially in asking for a
> topic and being told "equations in MESA" and the general assent
> that I sensed, I could only guess (my error in not asking for more
> detail at the time) at where to begin. Apparently I guessed
> wrong.
>
> Now a SIG leader's major role lies in being a program manager,
> i.e. in discovering the topics of interest to the group. Again
> for purposes of continuity the meetings here and the bimonthly
> ones ought to interweave seamlessly.
>
> So I need help. Has Peter picked the right point in the desired
> flow or will he like me shortly find himself a loner? Nothing
> says that the flow cannot occur multi-threaded, that we cannot
> pursue several topics concurrently. I am still uncertain as to
> the sense of the people on this mailing list. You have to tell
> me. In a sense in order for me to lead I must follow you.
>
> Please, realise that this is a call for help.
>
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