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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: mad9q on February 16, 2017, 08:20:51 AM
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Hello. I am looking to build my own spreadsheets for calculating future values at different compound interest scenarios (monthly, annually, etc.) and differing contribution periods. Can anyone recommend an online course? TIA.
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It's all on youtube. Or google. You don't need to pay for a course.
Thanks for the reply. I am wondering if anyone has a site they recommend. I have googled and there are so many options. Looking to draw on others' experience. :)
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The resources below are some of the sites most likely to give you good results when you search for Excel help on google.
Mr Excel - http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/ (http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/) – a good forum – most useful if you have a specific question you google and this pops up as having an answer. I've never posted anything here.
Contextures - http://blog.contextures.com/ (http://blog.contextures.com/)– a blog with good explanations
Tech on the Net - http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/index.php (http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/index.php)– shows formulas with basic explanations, not great for examples
Stack Overflow - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/excel (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/excel)– another forum, hit or miss on useful answers
If you have a very specific question you can also try All Experts and post a question to an expert there. I've done this before, there are some very helpful people. However, for what you are requesting, I believe google results will be able to answer your questions. Make sure you are using good googling technique. In this case, I would search for something like "Excel future value compound interest." See what you get and adjust from there.
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I recommend http://www.gcflearnfree.org/topics/ (http://www.gcflearnfree.org/topics/)
Totally free, and you don't even need to register and give up your email address.
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It's all on youtube. Or google. You don't need to pay for a course.
Excelisfun on youtube is pretty good. I've been using it as well as other sources that have been recommended on here for excel problems.