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"This is the best simple budget program I've seen. I especially like the comparison between what you've budgeted vs. what you've spent. And the daily log to track what you are spending. I've recommended a lot of people to the site."
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Why Excel based planners?
Because our downloadable planners are Excel spread-sheets, there is no need to download and setup new software. Budget planning should be simple, fast and painless- if a budget planner cannot offer these characteristics, then users will find themselves dreading the whole planning process. We aim to avoid that.

Comprehensive: Unlike online calculators (limited by load time, and web page constraints) our download-able Excel calculators and
planners were developed with detail in mind.  The greater the detail, the higher the level of accuracy and understanding.

One time fee of $9.95 -no monthly fees ! Compare to other financial planners.

Money Back Guarantee:
If for some reason you are not pleased with our Excel Budget Planner, just let us know and we'll refund your money right away- we only want satisfied customers.

 

Excel Budget Planner 

Easy to use Excel Spreadsheet: Planning and tracking a personal budget is not everyone’s idea of fun, so we've developed an easy to use, easy to understand budget planner that works right in Microsoft Excel (no need for additional software). Download the demo and see for yourself. Remember, we offer a full money back guarantee - no questions asked.

Excel Budget Planner Features:
• Works right in MS Excel (no additional software needed)
• Create a Quick Budget or a Budget by Month
• Excel graphs help illustrate your budgeting success
Detailed Comparison: actual income/spending vs. budget (by line item)
Daily Expense Record: when you need to know where every 
dollar goes (and when it goes)
• Versions available at no additional cost (follow normal download process):
    Expanded - additional income/spending rows
    
Alternate Currencies: Pound Sterling (£), Euro (€), Rand, etc.
    Additional Categories- for even more budgeting detail
    Daily Linked - Daily Spending sheet linked to Tracking/Comparison

Free Excel Budget Demo  Purchase Budget Planner



 


What the Budget Planner includes (click to enlarge Excel images)

Excel Quick Planner

QUICK BUDGET
• Quickly create a full year and average monthly budget
• Choose frequency of particular expense-daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, yearly
• Easily customize spending (and income) category names

Excel Budget by Month

BUDGET BY MONTH
• Create a detailed budget by month for a more
accurate budget vs actual comparison
• Spending (and income) category names are easily
customized
• Chart budget summary and expense summary by:
week, month, year, Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.

Excel Budget Tracking

TRACKING
• Track your actual income and spending by month
• Tracking/actual amounts are then compared to your budget on the comparison sheet.
• Chart actual income/expense by: current month, prior month, year to date, Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.
• Alerts users when spending is over budget

COMPARISON
• Detailed comparison of your budget and your actual income/spending
• Choose period to compare: (current month, prior month, year to date, Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)
• Charts illustrate actual performance against budget: income/spending summary and spending by category (Transportation, Home, Utilities, Health, Entertainment, Misc.)

DAILY SPENDING RECORD
•Optional worksheet for those who want to record their spending on a daily basis
•If you need to know where every dollar goes (and when it goes), use this helpful sheet


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