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Yes, you can definitely create a pie chart in Excel 2007 to show the percentage of your total income that goes towards your expenses.

First, you need to calculate the percentage of your income that goes towards each expense. To do this, divide each expense by your total income and multiply by 100. For example, if you spent $300 on gas from a $1500 monthly income, the percentage of your income that went towards gas would be (300/1500)*100 = 20%.
Once you have calculated the percentage for each expense, you can create a pie chart. Select the data range that includes the percentages and the category labels (e.g. "Gas", "Rent", "Food", etc.).
Go to the "Insert" tab and click on "Pie" in the "Charts" group. Select the type of pie chart you want to create (e.g. 2D or 3D) and click "OK".
Your pie chart should now be created. You can customize it by adding a title, changing the colors, and adjusting the labels and legend.
To show the leftover amount as "Other", you can create a separate category for all the expenses that are not included in the chart. Calculate the percentage of your income that is not spent on any of the expenses and add it to the chart as a separate category labeled "Other".