Monthly Budget Planner (Lite): preview (mockup)
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Free gift · Excel + Google Sheets + Printable PDF

Monthly Budget Planner (Lite)

A free one-page monthly budget: plan your month, fill in what actually happened, and see what's left, in Excel, Google Sheets, or on paper.

What it does

  • One-page monthly budget
  • 12 editable categories
  • Planned vs. actual
  • Status box + chart

What you get

  • Spreadsheet (.xlsx) with Instructions, Example and My Budget tabs
  • Printable PDF in US Letter and A4 (1 page each)
  • How-to PDF with your Google Sheets copy link

Details

FormatsExcel (.xlsx), Google Sheets and printable PDF
Works withMicrosoft Excel (desktop) and Google Sheets. No macros.
Printable sizesUS Letter and A4
DeliveryBy email when you join the newsletter (sign-up not open yet)
LicenseFree gift, not for resale

The full Monthly Budget Planner adds a spending log that totals actuals automatically, 30 categories (vs. 12), a second chart, and a 3-page printable. See the Monthly Budget Planner. It's also a good companion to The Monthly Money Map.

Educational tool, not financial, tax, or investment advice. The templates do the arithmetic you set up; the numbers, and the decisions, are yours. Informational only. Not personalized financial, legal, investment, or tax advice.