Reply to: Expenses/Mileage Log

[BolshieBastard]

You are an IT Professional and you record things in a book. What is wrong with this picture.....

Nothing at all. I use the simplest method and dont over complicate things. But you carry on writing in your, erm, spreadsheet!

[escapeUK]

Nothing.

Books don't crash.

Oh so you also supply IT solutions that crash. No wonder you dont trust your own tech

Stay tuned for more delightful insights like

"Letters with stamps dont get rejected as spam" and "card indexes are just as fast as databases"

[KenW]

Last year, I did over 28000 business claimable miles. I just record it in a book. How hard is it to work out first 10000 at 40ppm and the rest!?

That's a lot of miles Bolshie. Pen and notepads work fine, but if you're charging mileage claims to clients and travelling to different locations it gets harder. The client wants to see a mileage claim. This is easier to create if you've got a softcopy of your trips - even if its in Excel.

But, I think the main reason some people prefer to use spreadsheets, iPhone apps or websites to log their mileage, rather than paper, is their attitude to technology. Some people want to make use of technology wherever they can, others don't. I guess it is down to personal preference.

[xoggoth]

BolshieBastard is a sound chap. I once mentioned recording my mileage in a little notebook in the glove compartment once and got sneered at on here too. They laughed at Einstein when he invented the television, now he's a billionaire.

[Drewster]

You are an IT Professional and you record things in a book. What is wrong with this picture.....

You are an IT Contractor and you have no concept of, Value, Cost, Fit for Purpose, etc.

A book and a pencil cost about 50p and serve Bolshies purpose..... ie tot up his milage!

Obviously he could buy a top spec workstation, a big chunky server and an enterprise Oracle, he could pay someone to develop a Database in Oracle with entry screens, validation, cost lookups and all sorts........ and record his milage!

Whats wrong with this picture........... Bolshie is in profit and knows his milage.... you are thousands of pounds out of pocket and can only tot up your milage when sitting at your desk - unless you pay another developer to write you a webapp to access your Oracle database......

I am sure Bolshie uses a spread sheet or whatever.... but the principal still applies "Use what you have got to do what you need - don't pish money away needlessly"

[cojak]

You are an IT Professional and you record things in a book. What is wrong with this picture.....

Nothing.

Books do not run out of battery life and still work if they get wet (provided you use a pencil)...

[escapeUK]

Last year, I did over 28000 business claimable miles. I just record it in a book. How hard is it to work out first 10000 at 40ppm and the rest!?

You are an IT Professional and you record things in a book. What is wrong with this picture.....

[BolshieBastard]

Last year, I did over 28000 business claimable miles. I just record it in a book. How hard is it to work out first 10000 at 40ppm and the rest!?

[KenW]

I've just finished working on a free online mileage log at http://www.tripcatcherapp.com. It lets you add multiple trips, calculates the mileage and produces expense reports. I hope you find it useful - even if this reply is 2 years late!

<admin note>Ken - this is the first time I have let a reply to a 2 year dead post through! I like your site though and think it is worth the forum users seeing it! Thanks also for your reply to the more recent thread ;o) No problem with you promoting your site but please check the forum terms and conditions regarding marketing your site.</admin note>

<to admin> Thanks for letting it through and providing the feedback. I will read the t&cs too - it will probably beat watching the election [no need to let this post through], cheers, Ken.

[KenW]

I've just finished working on a free online mileage log at http://www.tripcatcherapp.com. It lets you add multiple trips, calculates the mileage and produces expense reports. I hope you find it useful - even if this reply is 2 years late!

<admin note>Ken - this is the first time I have let a reply to a 2 year dead post through! I like your site though and think it is worth the forum users seeing it! Thanks also for your reply to the more recent thread ;o) No problem with you promoting your site but please check the forum terms and conditions regarding marketing your site.</admin note>

[moorfield]

There is one on the nixon william's website that's available to all.

How can that be? It says "NO spreadsheets to complete!" on NW's brochures. (Note the capital NO and exclamation mark.)

[FiveTimes]

Have a look here, I use the book keeping spreadsheet and its spot on

[~Craig~]

I hope Alan's not reading this.......

[Badger]

thats the one I've got

[Jaws]

There is one on the nixon william's website that's available to all.
Might be better than yours, might not