Department expense budgeting is framed as cumbersome by @brett_finance's…

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Department expense budgeting is framed as cumbersome by @brett_finance's 2026-01-31 tweet titled '7. Dept expense budget tool' — listing transaction-level detail, 10 departments, 20 expense categories, frequent new vendors, low prioritization, and sensitive data. The author proposes automating 90% of the process and questions whether Excel/Sheets are still necessary.

title: @brett_finance: 7. Dept expense budget tool

Dept budgeting can be a pain:
- transaction detail
- 10 departments
- 2...
author: @brettfinance
contenttype: tweet
publication: Twitter/X
published: 2026-01-31T14:14:43+00:00
sourceurl: https://x.com/brettfinance/status/2017602449192710206

word_count: 43

Dept expense budget tool

Dept budgeting can be a pain:
- transaction detail
- 10 departments
- 20 expense categories
- new vendors monthly
- not a priority
- sensitive info

Can 90% of this be automated?
Do we really need excel/sheets?