Christmas Budget Planner Spreadsheet | Holiday Gift Tracker, Black Friday, Thanksgiving Menu | Google Sheets & Excel

This Christmas budget planner and holiday gift tracker keeps every gift, dollar, deal, dish and card in one spreadsheet, so the season stays merry and on budget.

✦ WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Holiday planner (.xlsx), example family with 17 gifts, a full budget, Black Friday deals, Thanksgiving and Christmas menus

• Blank version (.xlsx): 300 gifts, 60 people, 300 expenses, 100 deals, 60 dishes, 150 shopping items, 200 cards

• Step-by-step PDF guide for Google Sheets and Excel

✦ FEATURES

• Dashboard: budget, spent, remaining, days to go, gifts planned and done, deal savings and alerts, with charts

• Holiday budget by category (gifts, food, decor, travel, cards, stockings…), planned vs. spent with over-budget alerts; gifts flow in automatically

• People: per-person budget, gifts planned, spent and how many are done

• Gift tracker: recipient, idea, store, budget, actual and status from Idea to Given, with over-budget and arrives-late alerts

• Black Friday & Cyber Monday deal tracker: regular vs. sale price, % off and a buy-or-wait verdict against your target

• Turkey calculator: turkey size from your guest count, fridge-thaw date and roast time

• Thanksgiving and Christmas meal planner: dishes by course, who's bringing what, make-ahead prep day and an enough-servings check

• Shopping list with cost still to buy, holiday card list, and a countdown to-do list with overdue alerts

✦ WHY IT'S DIFFERENT

• Gifts, budget, Black Friday deals AND holiday meals in one file

• Real-deal check, not just a wish list

• Works in Google Sheets and Excel, with example and blank versions

• Reusable every year: change the dates on Start Here

✦ HOW IT WORKS

1. Buy and download your files instantly.

2. Upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets, or open it in Excel.

3. Follow the Start Here tab. Everything else calculates.

✦ GOOD TO KNOW

• Instant download: nothing physical is shipped.

• Works in Google Sheets (free) and Microsoft Excel 2016+ / Microsoft 365 / Excel for the web. Not compatible with Apple Numbers.

• Works on desktop and in the Google Sheets and Excel phone apps (a computer is easiest for setup).

• No macros. Example and blank versions included. Licensed for one person or one business.

• Record-keeping and planning tool, not tax, legal or financial advice.

• Questions? Message me. I usually reply within a day.

© SageAndSheets. Please do not share or resell. Because this is a digital download, refunds aren't offered, but if anything isn't working, message me and I'll make it right.