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Need to keep a running annual average of monthly expenses

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    Need to keep a running annual average of monthly expenses

    Hi all,

    This worked at one time and stopped a few months ago and I can't figure out how to fix it. Thanks for your help in advance.

    I have several rows of expenses for each month;
    8 12 Entertainment Animals Eating out Groceries Doctors Misc

    Under each column header I have figures that go back 12 months;
    Misc

    104.78
    139.01
    40.53
    71.56
    105.37
    203.84

    So at the end of every month I delete the oldest row from the top of the spreadsheet and add a new one at the bottom so I consonantly have 12 months of data.

    Problem is that the formula won't keep up with the changes. Let's say the formula is =AVERAGE(C4:C15). I want to delete the row that's currently in C4 and add data to C15. As soon as I delete the row at C4 the formula changes to =AVERAGE(C4:C14) and the only way I can seem to get it back it to manually edit the formula for each column.

    Not a big deal, I know, but a pain nonetheless. I want to be able to update the data every month and the formula to stay at it's original settings. Any ideas? Thanks and ask any questions that might help.

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    Re: Need to keep a running annual average of monthly expenses

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