Holiday Budget Templates and Tools

Christmas and Holiday Planning and Budgeting Tools

Dec 5, 2007

Create a holiday budget and control holiday spending with this collection of the best holiday budget planning spreadsheet templates and holiday budgeting online tools.

Whether you use these holiday budget planning tools online or download one or two to use on your computer, you can watch your holiday spending and plan for next year's holiday budget.

Save Money Now with Holiday Budgeting Tools

Each of these tools has features to help you track holiday spending now so you are not blindly spending money while holiday shopping. Plan how much you will spend across holiday-related expense categories, then take that plan with you while you do your holiday shopping. Then, enter what you spent in each category and keep track of where you overspend and how much money you have left over.

Next Year's Holiday Budget

When planning for next year's holiday budget, use the expenses entered into the holiday budget tool from this holiday season's spending to plan a more realistic budget. Start planning early, and shop for holiday gifts all year round to really shave down your holiday budget expenses.

The last two budgeting tools are budget spreadsheet templates that were scanned and found to be virus-free. However, you are responsible for scanning downloads with your own anti-virus software right after downloading and before using.

Holiday Spending Worksheet from SmartMoney.com

This online holiday budgeting tool is organized with tabs across the top for eight holiday spending categories and a totals tab. The totals tab shows you automatic calculations for budgeted holiday spending, actual holiday spending, budget surplus or deficit in numbers and by percentage. The pie graphs representing holiday budget totals and actual holiday spending by category are a nice touch and the Holiday Spending Worksheet can be printed or emailed.

Holiday Budget Spreadsheet Template from W Network

This is a very simple spreadsheet template for holiday budget planning. The Holiday Budget Spreadsheet Template is organized into spending on gifts, entertaining, decorating, and holiday travel, with rows for entering expenses specific to each of these holiday spending categories. This spreadsheet template totals each spending category and present a grand total for budgeted holiday spending.

Holiday Gift List Spreadsheet Template from SmartMoneyTips.com

This holiday gift list spreadsheet template is very simple and has a nice touch: a star appears next to each person on the gift list for whom you still need to buy a holiday gift. Start off entering each person on your holiday giving list, then enter the planned gift and estimated cost. After doing your Christmas or other holiday shopping, enter the true cost of each gift and watch stars disappear as you finish holiday shopping. This spreadsheet template totals estimated and true holiday shopping costs as well.

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