---
name: recipe-create-expense-tracker
description: "Set up a Google Sheets spreadsheet for tracking expenses with headers and initial entries."
metadata:
  version: 0.22.5
  openclaw:
    category: "recipe"
    domain: "productivity"
    requires:
      bins:
        - gws
      skills:
        - gws-sheets
        - gws-drive
title: recipe-create-expense-tracker
canonical_url: https://skilld.dev/gh/googleworkspace/cli/recipe-create-expense-tracker
last_updated: 2026-09-29T01:14:10.000Z
---

> **Skill from skilld.dev.** Follow the instructions below for this session. You do not need to install anything.
>
> If the user asked to install this Skill, run `npx skilld install googleworkspace/cli/recipe-create-expense-tracker`. Install writes the Skill files into the project, so every session loads them.

# Create a Google Sheets Expense Tracker

> **PREREQUISITE:** Load the following skills to execute this recipe: `gws-sheets`, `gws-drive`

Set up a Google Sheets spreadsheet for tracking expenses with headers and initial entries.

## Steps

1. Create spreadsheet: `gws drive files create --json '{"name": "Expense Tracker 2025", "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet"}'`
2. Add headers: `gws sheets +append --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range 'Sheet1' --values '["Date", "Category", "Description", "Amount"]'`
3. Add first entry: `gws sheets +append --spreadsheet SHEET_ID --range 'Sheet1' --values '["2025-01-15", "Travel", "Flight to NYC", "450.00"]'`
4. Share with manager: `gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "SHEET_ID"}' --json '{"role": "reader", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "manager@company.com"}'`