Holiday Budget & Gift Planner 2026 (Google Sheets + Excel + Printables)

Plan the whole holiday season in one place, stay on budget and never miss a deadline.

This planner works in Google Sheets and Excel and comes with 12 matching printable pages (US Letter and A4). Set one total budget, split it into categories, give each person a gift budget and the dashboard updates as you shop.

★ WHY THIS ONE

• Holiday countdown on the dashboard, plus days left on every gift and deadline

• Set aside per paycheck: how much to save each payday to have your budget ready in time

• Overspend alerts: gold when close to budget, red when over

• Late-gift flags for anything not bought by its buy-by date

• Your next 6 deadlines, listed automatically

★ WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Dashboard, Settings, Gift People (50), Gift Tracker (150 gifts), Gift Ideas, Hosting & Food, Travel, Decor & More and a Calendar with November and December 2026 grids

• SAMPLE and BLANK copies (.xlsx)

• 12 printable pages in US Letter and A4 (PDF)

• Buyer Guide PDF with your Google Sheets copy link

★ HOW YOU GET IT

1. Download the files right after checkout.

2. Open the Buyer Guide and click the template link, then choose "Make a copy". Or open the .xlsx in Excel or upload it to Google Drive.

3. Enter your budget and your people. The rest calculates for you.

★ GOOD TO KNOW

• Digital product. Nothing is shipped.

• Works in Google Sheets (free) and Excel 2016 or newer.

• Personal use only. Please don't share or resell.

• This is an organizing tool, not financial advice.

This product was created with the help of AI tools: the spreadsheet templates, images and some text were designed with AI assistance, then reviewed, tested and finalized by me.