How to Create a Spreadsheet for your Vacation

 

·        1st Step – Type itinerary and prices into excel spreadsheet like the table example below.

 

Itinerary (column A, row 1)

Price (Column B, row 1)

Day 1

 

Hotel -

$250.00

Attraction 1 -

$25.00

Attraction 2 -

$15.00

Attraction 3 -

$13.00

Food-

$28.00

Day 1 total

$331.00

Day 2

 

Hotel -

 

Attraction 1 -

 

Attraction 2 -

 

Attraction 3 -

 

Food-

 

Day 2 Total

 

 

 

Total for all days

 

Budget

$2000.00

Remaining Funds

(subtraction formula)

(subtract total for all days from budget – in this cell)

 

 

·        2nd Step – Write formulas to get the total for each day:

o      Formula for adding:  =SUM(column row+ column row)

        =SUM(C2+B3)

o      Formula for subtracting:  =SUM(column row- column row)

               =SUM(C2-B3)

 

·        3rd Step  – Write formula to add all the daily totals