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I am trying to do a budget worksheet. On one column I have totals added up
for expenses. On another sheet I have credit card payments & charges. If
charges exceed payments, then a negative number will result. How can I
include that number into my Expenses column & reflect the correct total,
whether its a positive or negative number?
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I'm sure it's not as simple as it seems, but can you not just subtract or
add them as appropriate?

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I am trying to do a budget worksheet. On one column I have totals added up
for expenses. On another sheet I have credit card payments & charges. If
charges exceed payments, then a negative number will result. How can I
include that number into my Expenses column & reflect the correct total,
whether its a positive or negative number?



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Cliford,

Do you mean that if the charges exceed the payment you want the negative
total added as a "positive" to the expenses total?

If so then try:

=Expenses Total + - Negative Total

it may be easier to read it as:

=Expenses Total + (- Negative Total)


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I am trying to do a budget worksheet. On one column I have totals added up
for expenses. On another sheet I have credit card payments & charges. If
charges exceed payments, then a negative number will result. How can I
include that number into my Expenses column & reflect the correct total,
whether its a positive or negative number?



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