College Dorm Budget Tracker | Google Sheets Budget Planner for Freshmen | Auto-Calculating Student Finance Template

Heading to college and worried about blowing through your money by October? This dorm budget tracker keeps every dollar in check. Rent, food, laundry, textbooks, coffee runs, weekend plans, all in one auto-calculating Google Sheet. Built by a graduating senior in high school who knows exactly what freshmen actually spend money on. No math. No formulas to set up. No "wait, how does this work." Just plug in what you spent and watch the categories, monthly totals, and remaining budget update instantly.

✦ WHAT YOU GET ✦

• 1 Google Sheets budget tracker template (link delivered instantly after purchase)

• Pre-built categories for college life: housing, dining hall + groceries, textbooks, laundry, transportation, subscriptions, social, personal care, emergency fund

• Auto-calculating monthly totals and category breakdowns

• "Money left this month" tracker at the top so you always know where you stand

• Editable categories, rename or add your own in seconds

• Works on phone, laptop, tablet... anywhere you have Google Sheets!

✦ WHY THIS ONE ✦

• Made by an actual graduating senior heading to college, not a finance influencer guessing what freshmen need.

• Categories built around real dorm life, not generic adult budgeting.

• Zero spreadsheet skills required.

• Free to use forever. No subscriptions, no upgrades

✦ HOW IT WORKS ✦

Purchase and instantly receive a PDF with your access link.

Click the link, then click "Make a copy" to save your own version to Google Drive.

Start tracking by filling in your income at the top and log expenses as you go.

✦ PERFECT FOR ✦

Incoming college freshmen • High school graduation gifts • Care package add-ons • Parents helping their kid prep for college • First-year students who've never budgeted before • Students living in dorms or off-campus

✦ IMPORTANT ✦

• You need a free Google account to use this template

• This is a DIGITAL product. Nothing physical will be shipped

• Due to the instant-download nature of this product, all sales are final (no refunds or exchanges)

• For personal use only. Please don't resell, redistribute, or share the file.

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