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Plan a calm Christmas and stay on budget, gift by gift.
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Take a closer look ↓What can Christmas Budget & Gift Tracker help you do?
This Christmas Budget & Gift Tracker is a ready-to-use spreadsheet for Google Sheets and Excel. Add every person and gift idea with a budget, type what you spent and mark each gift bought, wrapped or given: anyone over budget turns red. Budget shows planned vs spent for gifts, food, decor, travel and cards, Shopping keeps every order and tracking number, Holiday Calendar holds your parties and deadlines on a month grid, and Cards keeps your card list with addresses. Type in the yellow cells; everything else is calculated for you.
Who is it for?
Designed for households planning gifts and holiday spending. Use the preview to check whether the screens and level of detail fit the way you prefer to work.
What's inside.
- Start Here: quick setup guide
- Dashboard: total budget, spent, left to spend, gifts bought, gifts over budget, days to Christmas, deliveries waiting, cards sent, charts
- Gift List: gifts with person, group, idea, budget, spent, store and status (idea, bought, wrapped, given)
- Budget: log food, decor, travel and card spending, plus planned vs spent and % used for every category
- Shopping: online orders with store, order number, tracking number, expected date and late deliveries in red
- Holiday Calendar: parties, dinners and deadlines with days left and a month grid of your busy days
- Cards: your card list with addresses, send, sent and got theirs
- Setup: year, budget for each category, groups and stores
Real screens. Clearer decisions.
Explore the supplied product previews. Example data illustrates the layout; your own entries will be different. Select an image to view it at full size.
Dashboard
Dashboard: total budget, spent, left to spend, gifts bought, gifts over budget, days to Christmas, deliveries waiting, cards sent, charts
Cards
Cards: your card list with addresses, send, sent and got theirs
Budget
Budget: log food, decor, travel and card spending, plus planned vs spent and % used for every category
Shopping
Shopping: online orders with store, order number, tracking number, expected date and late deliveries in red
A walkthrough from Albina.
Christmas Budget Spreadsheet Tutorial: Gift Tracker & Holiday Budget (Google Sheets & Excel)
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Before you make it yours.
A simple way to get started
- Review the screenshots and included tools to check the template fits your workflow.
- Open the matching Etsy listing to confirm the current version, compatibility and what is included.
- After purchase, follow the supplied setup instructions. Start with a small set of your own records and review the results.
Good to know
- Works for any year: change the year on Setup.
- Check the Etsy listing for included files and supported spreadsheet software before purchase. Enter your own information and review calculated results before relying on them.