I'm actually shaking a little bit because Christmas is coming up so fast and I have four kids to buy for and I am completely disorganized this year. I keep buying things when I see them on sale but then I hide them in the attic and totally forget what I have. My budget is $200 per kid but I think I already went over for my oldest daughter and haven't gotten a single thing for my youngest son yet. I was thinking maybe I could use one of those spreadsheet things everyone talks about? Like Excel? But honestly I have no idea how to even start one. Is it just for math or can regular people use it too?

My logic was that I could have a list of their names and then what I bought and the price so I stay on budget but I don't know how to make the boxes do that. I tried to open a blank one and I just stared at it for ten minutes because I didn't know if I should put the names on the left or across the top and then I got scared I'd break something or delete my work by accident. I'm so sorry if this is a dumb question but is there like a template or something for people who aren't good with computers? Or do people just type it out like a normal list? I just really need a way to see everything at once before I go totally broke...