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Residential Renovation Financial Tracker

This system provides a centralized dashboard for tracking project costs, managing contractor estimates, and monitoring cash flow during a home improvement project. It is designed for homeowners and project managers to maintain fiscal discipline. Update this sheet weekly to reconcile actual expenditures against your initial project allocation.

Column Definitions

• Phase: Category of work (e.g., Demolition, Framing, Finishing). Data Type: Text (Dropdown).
• Item Description: Specific task or material. Data Type: Text.
• Contractor/Vendor: Entity performing the work. Data Type: Text.
• Status: Progress indicator. Data Type: Dropdown (Pending, In Progress, Completed, Cancelled).
• Est. Cost: Initial budget allocation. Data Type: Currency.
• Actual Cost: Final invoice or receipt total. Data Type: Currency.
• Variance: Difference between estimate and actual. Data Type: Formula.

Essential Formulas

Variance Calculation (Cell G2):

=E2-F2

Total Budget Remaining (Summary Cell):

=SUM(E2:E100) - SUM(F2:F100)

Percentage of Budget Spent:

=SUM(F2:F100) / SUM(E2:E100)

Conditional Formatting & Data Validation

1. Variance Alert: Apply Conditional Formatting to the "Variance" column. If the cell value is less than 0, set the cell background to light red and text to dark red to indicate a budget overage.
2. Status Dropdown: Select the "Status" column and go to Data > Data Validation. Create a dropdown list with the following options: Pending, In Progress, Completed, Cancelled.
3. Completion Highlight: Apply Conditional Formatting to the entire row. If "Status" equals "Completed", set the text to strikethrough and light grey to visually archive the task.