Budget Calendar Software/Template?

[Guinea]

I am not even sure if there is something like this out there, but it would really help if anyone had any information as to where I could find it. Basically I want a calendar interface that I can input expenses and future income and see in advance what my actual net worth will be as far as my checking account. There are lots of budget templates on excel that I use, but I want something a little different, because I am paid weekly, plus I will be doing some odd things here and there to make small amounts of money on the side.

I want it to be somewhat of a calendar that allows me to plan out my finances as of future income dates. For example, if I have 500 dollars now. I get paid 400 dollars every Wednesday. I want to be able to type in an income or an expense on the days of a calendar and have all of the calendar days display what my total amount will be, so I know if I will end up going negative.... Here is an example:

March 1 - 500 starting budget
March 3 - First wednesday, 400 deposit, net = 900
March 5 - Car payment, 200, net = 700
March 10 - Next wednesday, 400 deposit, net = 1100
March 13 - Insurance, 100, net = 1000

Obviously I want this in a clean calendar form, not just text. I know this is asking a lot, but if anyone has seen anything like this or could point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it... Something like this would really help my finances and be able to plan my expenses much more clearly.

I would just make one in microsoft excel. I could probably make one for you and e-mail it to you, tinker with it, and it is free if you have MS Office on your computer.

[Guinea]

Yes I do have excel 2007. If you would like to, I obviously won't stop you and it would be very appreciated, but I would guess that something like that would be kind of time consuming. I was assuming someone would say that I needed specific software, like a calendar software or quicken perhaps. I just want to be able to input expenses and income for the future so I can plan out how much money I will have on a specific date. So if I look at 5 weeks from now, I can say "Oh I will still have 600 dollars, and all my bills will be paid and up to date." I think something like that will really help me manage my random spending (So addicted to blu-rays now...jeez!)...and help me cut back on unnecessary spending.

[cptacek]

I sort of do what you are wanting, but not with any software. I used the spreadsheet from OpenOffice. I explained how I do it here:
good mail day and pay day: Cptacek's Personal Finance Blog

It takes a while to set up, but I have it set up for the rest of the year.

Yes I do have excel 2007. If you would like to, I obviously won't stop you and it would be very appreciated, but I would guess that something like that would be kind of time consuming. I was assuming someone would say that I needed specific software, like a calendar software or quicken perhaps. I just want to be able to input expenses and income for the future so I can plan out how much money I will have on a specific date. So if I look at 5 weeks from now, I can say "Oh I will still have 600 dollars, and all my bills will be paid and up to date." I think something like that will really help me manage my random spending (So addicted to blu-rays now...jeez!)...and help me cut back on unnecessary spending.

I'll take a wack at it this morning. It really isn't too time consuming - I use excel at work every day. It almost sounds like a automated check register is what you're after.

[sjmey]

the basic quicken program has a wonderful calendar