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Poll of the Day > Do you think it's a waste of time to learn SQL just to manage my budget files?

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EclairReturns
09/19/21 11:32:07 PM
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Well?


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Lokarin
09/19/21 11:33:07 PM
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I'm unsure how SQL will help with budget files... but it's not a bad idea in general, everyone can learn more stuff!

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funkyfritter
09/19/21 11:33:21 PM
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Sounds like something that could be managed efficiently by excel or any similar spreadsheet program.

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wwinterj25
09/19/21 11:52:31 PM
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Yep.

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EclairReturns
09/20/21 12:26:39 AM
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funkyfritter posted...
similar spreadsheet program


That makes sense. Thanks for the feedback on this trivial issue.
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Joshs Name
09/20/21 12:31:33 AM
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learning spreadsheets would have more utility unless you actually want to learn sql, then it'd be a nice tidy project for you.

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Sahuagin
09/20/21 12:39:23 AM
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are you a programmer? then definitely learn SQL, it's not hard.

if not, well, spreadsheets can do a lot but are also pretty limiting. you won't be able to do anything on a larger scale very well, but if you're not a programmer, I guess that's just life.

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EclairReturns
09/20/21 1:41:00 AM
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Joshs Name posted...
unless you actually want to learn sql


Sometimes, I feel like it would be useful to learn as a job skill. But the language itself doesn't seem that interesting to read about or play with.

Sahuagin posted...
are you a programmer?


I would not consider myself a serious programmer, no.
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PunishedOni
09/20/21 12:34:42 PM
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spreadsheets are going to be better for something like a personal budget 99% of the time. SQL is really powerful but it's also cumbersome. unless you have a specific thing that a spreadsheet can't do, just use a spreadsheet

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adjl
09/20/21 2:24:24 PM
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For a budget, you're almost certainly going to be fine with Excel or another spreadsheet program. Unless you're expecting to need SQL professionally or have another few personal tasks that you think it might help with, I wouldn't bother.

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CoorsLight
09/20/21 2:35:52 PM
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I have my budgets in SQL but I wanted to brush up on it a little bit cause it's sorta relevant to my career. You can definitely do it way easier in spreadsheets
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Joshs Name
09/21/21 11:59:52 PM
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EclairReturns posted...
Sometimes, I feel like it would be useful to learn as a job skill. But the language itself doesn't seem that interesting to read about or play with.

if you think it's useful but not fun don't bother. Life is too short.

plenty of skills that are marketable that you might enjoy fun otherwise.

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