I posted previously about Google Spreadsheets, which look like Google’s first strike at Microsoft’s Office empire.  The spreadsheets seem to be designed for the everyday user as a low-cost alternative to the expensive MS Office suite.  Well, I’m all about saving money, so I decided to give it a spin.

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I’ve been doing my budget, checkbook and other financial planning in Microsoft Excel for some time now.  It’s handy enough, does my calculations quickly and allows me to move between files and sheets quickly.  Products like Excel have also made Bill Gates the richest man on the planet.  But now Google has what just might shut down part of Microsoft’s gold mine.

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Personal Finance involves a lot of number crunching.  Not to mention that there are forms to be filled out, phone calls to be made and dates to remember.  We calculate, negotiate, and consolidate.  When you think about it, there’s a lot to do in the course of a year.  No wonder people get burned out on it and leave behind the perceived drudgery of the things that make us rich.

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As some of you already know, I’ve set some ambitious financial goals for 2006.  But I’ll be honest, I’m not getting where I want to go quite as fast as I want.   I keep pretty good track of where I’m at financially, but I knew something was missing.  Something was keeping me from moving forward quite as fast as I could.  But what?

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