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How can I get a formula to NOT update when I move some of the target data?
If you use Cut and Paste to move a value the formula in another cell will follow the target cell to its new location. If you use Copy and Paste, it won't. But you'll have to go back and delete the value in the original cell.
Why does this happen? With Cut and Paste, the assumption is that you're reorganizaing the layout of the sheet. (I say as a layman in the field; I don't actually know the "deep state" reason)
But I have a question for you: WHY would you need to move a value from Column C to some other spot, even another row in Column C? If you're just wanting things always to be in date sequence--which I suspect might be the reason, you could do a Data....Sort of the entire range of cells from row 7 on down, and the series of formulas remains functional as you want it, connecting to the adjacent cell and the one above. To do that Sort routine neatly would mean you should be entering actual dates in one of the columns. I did a sort on random numbers in Col A in the attached, to show you.
But you really don't need to do that Sort routine either. If you're really developing a budget spreadsheet here, not merely a checkbook balancer, you're going to want to avail yourself of something like the Pivot Table function to create a summary report of expenses by category by month.....and then you won't need individual entries in date order anyway. If that's something of interest, write back and we can refer you to some templates or samples...
