Christmas Budget Planner 2026 UK: Gift List & Saving Plan Spreadsheet

• Christmas 2026, planned in one spreadsheet for £5: a budget for every person, the food shop and the extras, and exactly what to save each week until 25 December. Instant download for Google Sheets and Excel.

Start in early October and a £600 Christmas is about £50 a week. Start in mid-November and it's about £100 a week. The planner turns one total into a weekly saving plan and tracks every gift and food-shop pound against it, so Christmas is paid for before it arrives.

What you get:

Settings: one total budget, split across 9 categories (gifts, food, drink, decorations, cards and postage, travel, parties and more)

• Gift list for up to 60 people: budget, actual, status (idea → ordered → bought → wrapped) and an order-by date
• - Food & Drink and Other Spending tabs, with planned vs actual
• - Dashboard: budget vs spent, with a chart, and how much to save each week
• - A saving plan to 25 December and a Countdown checklist (Black Friday 27 Nov, delivery slots, posting dates)

Works with: Google Sheets and Excel. Instant download.

FAQ

Is it too late to start? No. The saving plan works from whatever week you start in.

Is there a free version? Yes, a free printable checklist: https://tidylife-tools.pages.dev/christmas-budget-checklist/

Pairs well with: the Christmas Gift List & Secret Santa Tracker (£3): payhip.com/b/tDHo5 · the Meal Planner (£4) for the Christmas food shop: payhip.com/b/702XF · the January Budget Reset (£5) for afterwards: payhip.com/b/P1tMO · or get 10 templates for £15 in the bundle: payhip.com/b/D7IUA

Free tool: Christmas food budget per head: tidylife-tools.pages.dev/christmas-food-budget-per-head/

Made with help from your friendly neighbourhood AI.