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Budget MASTER(tm) Instruction Manual v2.6
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Table of Contents.
1. Introduction to Budget Master.
1.5 Whats New to V2.5?
1.6 Whats New to V2.6?
2. Uses of Budget MASTER(tm) EXAMPLE WALK THROUGH.
3. Commands and Command line options.
4. What You get when you Register Budget Master.
5. How to REGISTER Budget Master.
6. Distribution/Disclaimers.
7. Copyright.
Note: Sections are Preceded with "Section# ".
Search for a Section by "Section# x" where x in the Section
Number you want.
Section# 1. INTRODUCTION TO BUDGET MASTER(tm).
Budget Master is a program that when supplied with a list of bills
and income, will subtract all or part of those bills from all or part of
the income. But more than that, it allows you to "Rob Peter to Pay Paul"
so to speak, something no other finance program does, to our knowledge.
juggling bills is no easy task in any case, that is until now.
Most Finance programs assume you've got tons of money and no
place to spend it, Budget Master assumes you have tons of bills and no
money to pay them. Although this program won't cure that problem for you,
it will make it easier to deal with.
Paying Bills is an art when you are short on cash ! the only real
answer is get more MONEY ! But if you can't or if you would rather do something
else with that pay-check than give it all to the creditors, Budget Master
will help you do just that !
However, if you are well-off, and paying the bills isn't a problem,
Budget Master will work just as efficiently for you to, perhaps more so.
Sense Budget Master is a simple,easy to understand program you'll find
it faster than many other fancy programs that in essence do the same thing.
This Program was specifically made to be easy to use,FAST,and accurate !
It has NO check-tracking system in it, so you don't need to waist time
entering each check you've written for the last 30 days ! But it will tell
you how much money you do have, or don't have, what ever is the case.
The controls are simple, logical keystrokes... Not icons that you've
got to memorize, or mouse-clicks in the right order, or your LOST.
Help is there, if you need it. Simply hitting the "h" Key will bring
up a General help window. And there is a Context sensitive Help file for
each section of the program. which is brought up by hitting the F1 Key.
Section# 1.5 Whats New to V2.5
New in this relese, A much asked for CALANDER! Hit 'C'(or 'c') while
in the main screen. The ITEMs listed in the CALANDER DAYs are the
first 10 characters of the bill names, it is put on that date by
the input of the DUE DATE. these are also color coded for paid or
un-paid and hold. to exit it just hit any key and you'll return
to the main screen. Note# if the month is not correct check the date
of your computer! simply type "date" at the DOS prompt then set it
acordingly, or type "HELP date" at the dos prompt for more
information.(dos v5+)
Note: Do NOT Use a EXE Compresion Program on Budget.Exe! This
would cause the Evaluation Version's TimeLimiting to Mess
up. The Regestered Version _SHOULD_ (I Can't test it) be
EXE Compresable. ... Sorry For Any Inconviences ...
Section# 1.6 Whats New to v2.6
Corected Some Bugs in the Calander... Should Work Fine Now.
Win95 .PIF File.
This _Should_ be the last Release of the Dos Version of Budget MASTER(tm)
Bug Fixes and/or Good Ideas not includeuded.
The New Version Is Titled VISUAL Budget MASTER(tm), and Registered Keys
Will UnLock this New, Much Improved, Win95 Version!
Section# 2. USES OF BUDGET MASTER.
We will cover 3. uses of Budget master.
Example #1.
Lets get you started, When you run Budget MASTER(tm) (by typing
budget at the DOS prompt and pressing enter.)
the first thing you will see is a register reminder, READ IT!
then hit any key to go on...
Next, is the main screen. Budget MASTER(tm) has already loaded
the last file ran into it. this won't do you much good except
to see the lay-out of the thing...
Now, use the cursor keys and move the high-lighted bar around
on the screen. You will notice that there are 5 columns that are
reached by moving the cursor keys right or left. and below there
is a section you can get to by going down, or using TAB, it has
only 3 columns in it. this is the INCOME section.
Using your cursor keys, go to the TOP LEFT of the screen as
far as you can go... this is the ITEM SECTION.
Now, press ENTER. this SELECTS an entry to edit. Just moving
the cursor to the place you want to change and hitting ENTER will
SELECT ANY THING YOU CAN CHANGE. This theme is used through
Budget MASTER(tm) to make it simple to use.
(see COMMANDS. for more information.)
Once you've pressed enter on an ITEM you will be in the EDIT
MODE. now type in the name of a bill or expense you have. up to 28
letters and then hit ENTER again to EXIT the edit mode. Your Entry
will now be there replacing the old one.
Now, Move the cursor over to the right one column, under AMOUNT.
Press the enter key and Type in the amount of the bill you just put
in a second ago...
if its $25.00 then put in 25 and hit enter. if its $345.79 type in
only 345.79 and hit enter.(JUST BE SURE TO LEAVE OFF THE DOLLAR
SIGN AND COMMAS.)
Again, Move the cursor over to the right one column, under STATUS.
But this time you don't enter anything... STATUS is a TOGGLE... That
means it can be one of three things, but it must be one of them, those
things are PAID, UNPAID, and HOLD. Now, press the space bar until the
word UNPAID shows up in the window.
If at any time you need more help press F1 and a help screen will
pop-up for the area you are in. this is the CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP!
or you can hit the H key (when not in the edit mode) and get the
general help screen.
Again, Move the cursor over to the right one column, under DATE
press ENTER again, and type in the number of the day of the month
this bill is due. just the number and press enter.
Budget master(tm) does the rest.
Now, last but not least is the Comment section one more space to the
right. Either a comment or an account number here is handy, but
neither one is a must.
GREAT! NOW, do that for all your Bills...
then hit the s key to save your hard work !
As for a name of the file you are about to save, using the name of
the month you are currently in works fine. just keep it short, only 8
letters max. Don't save it over the NOV01-96.BGT file, its used in an
example later.
Now for the INCOME section.
using the same,enter to select, enter when done idea put in the name
of your income. be it John,Sam, or Pacific Cost Fisheries. it really
doesn't matter, the idea is to just keep tract of the income sources
one step to the right, and your in the Paydays Per Month section...
this is simple. Budget MASTER(tm) only needs to know how many paydays
you have in this particular month. Type in that number.
Next is the Amount per payday you get. Put in the TAKE-HOME-PAY
not the hourly wage or gross pay.
after hitting enter to exit the edit mode you can see the amount of
monthly income at the right. If this isn't correct adjust your figures
accordingly, but be assured Budget MASTER's calculations are right!
Save it again.
at this stage you should see all of your expenses, and all of your
income in one spot.
NOW THE FUN BEGINS !
Pick out an expense and tag it, you do this by placing the