Learn how to use Google spreadsheets + Sheetsu + Blockspring + ?(or another google sheets integration services) and create amazing applications without much code / time. I use it to organize my finances and do my different stuff and it's quite amazing how much you can do with it. I'd try doing something funky like this, mostly glueing.

Nowadays we have a lot of APIs and services on our disposal and instead we mostly code from the old way and re-write the wheel frequently.