Formula concatenating date & text converts date to number

[Wekiva]

Using Excel 2003

I have entered the following formula: =today() & " Net"

I want the result to be : 4/7/09 Net , but I keep getting : 39910 Net

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Gary''s Student]

=TEXT(TODAY(),"mm/dd/yyy") & " Net"

 

[Wekiva]

Thank you , Thank you, Thank you !!!!!