Christmas Gift Tracker Spreadsheet | Holiday Budget for Google Sheets & Excel

Set one holiday budget, give each person a gift cap, and track up to 200 gifts from idea to wrapped, in one Excel file that also opens in Google Sheets. 4 tabs: Budget, Gift List, Extras, Summary.

How it works: 1) Download the .xlsx. 2) Open it in Excel, or upload it to Google Drive and open with Google Sheets. 3) Delete the example rows and enter your budget.

What it does:

- Budget tab: your total holiday budget, minus what you set aside for extras, splits into a gift cap for each person or group (up to 30), with a warning if caps add up to more than you have.

- Gift List for up to 200 gifts: person, gift idea, store, cost, and Bought / Wrapped / Shipped or given, with a status that calculates (To buy, To wrap, To ship, Done).

- Extras tab: travel, hosting food, decor, cards and postage, wrapping and shipping, estimate vs spent.

- Summary tab: spent vs cap per person, gifts left to buy, total spent vs total budget, and a chart.

What you get: one .xlsx file (Excel 2016+/Microsoft 365/Excel for the web, imports into Google Sheets) and a short how-to. Instant digital download.

Who it's for: gift-givers with a long list who'd rather have the math done than add it up by hand.

Prefer paper? The free 2-page Christmas Budget Worksheet: https://cedarandledger.vercel.app/free-christmas-budget-worksheet/

Code HOLIDAY26: 20% off through Sun Nov 8, 2026.

Good to know:

- All names and amounts in the file are examples. Delete the example rows before you start.

- A spreadsheet, not an app. It sends no reminders and doesn't connect to your bank.

- A planning tool, not financial advice. Made with AI assistance.