Ready . Steady . Christmas - Project Toolkit
Christmas is a fixed date—but delivering it is a project.
Ready, Steady, Christmas is a practical Google Sheets toolkit that brings the whole season into one reliable control centre. Instead of managing Christmas across scattered notes, messages, apps and memory, you can plan from September to January in one organised workbook.
Use it to see what is coming, understand what it may cost and make decisions early—before everything becomes urgent.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
• Season dashboard
• Income and fixed-cost planner
• Variable-cost tracker
• Christmas sinking fund
• Gift planner
• Food and entertaining planner
• What-if calculator
• Emergency buffer
• Step-by-step user guide
DESIGNED TO HELP YOU
• Build a realistic picture of the whole season
• Track planned spending against actual spending
• Organise gifts, recipients, budgets and purchase status
• Plan food, hosting and entertaining costs
• Test different financial scenarios before committing
• Identify gaps and pressure points early
• Keep important Christmas decisions in one dependable place
HOW IT WORKS
After purchasing, you will receive a downloadable user guide containing a link to the Google Sheets toolkit. Open the link, select “Make a copy,” and Google will save your own private version to your Google Drive.
Your copy is yours to edit and reuse. Nothing you enter is visible to anyone else, and the original template remains untouched.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
• A free Google account
• Internet access
• Around 20 minutes to create your first working plan
The dashboard is best viewed on a laptop or tablet, while the Gift Planner is designed to remain useful on your phone when you are out shopping.
No specialist spreadsheet knowledge is required. Add the information you already have, begin with rough figures and refine your plan as the season develops.
Please note: This is a digital Google Sheets product. No physical item will be posted.
Christmas is a date. Delivering it is a project. Give the work one reliable place to live.