Family Budget Planner Excel Spread Sheet and Google Sheet

This family budget planner is based on the spreadsheet that I use for my own finances. It was very useful for handling major life events such as transition from student - to married student - to intern - to employee - to home owner. With careful budget planning, we were able to make ends meet so that by the time we wanted to buy a house, we knew exactly what we could afford.

This spreadsheet has been used by hundreds of thousands of people and remains one of my most popular budgeting tools. However, many people may not realize that I have created a few other variations recently. You might want to check out the Money Manager template or yearly Budget Calculator. Both of these provide additional features that the basic planner does not have.