Spreadsheet Budgeting Karaoke
What if Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow were financial analysts working on their budgets and struggling with Excel spreadsheets. What would the song sound like? Well, here’s what I came up with.
What if Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow were financial analysts working on their budgets and struggling with Excel spreadsheets. What would the song sound like? Well, here’s what I came up with.
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