Christmas Budget Template — Excel and Google Sheets Gift Tracker

Holiday spending adds up fast. Gifts, decorations, food, travel, cards, wrapping — without a plan, you overspend. Free templates give you a gift list. They do not give you a running budget with per-person totals and category breakdowns.

One number that matters: how much you have left to spend.

Christmas Budget Template (Excel and Google Sheets) is the solution. A purpose-built holiday budget spreadsheet with a gift tracker, category breakdowns, card list, and automated dashboard. Enter your budget once, track every purchase, and watch the dashboard update. No subscription, no recurring fees.

Key Features

• Gift tracker with 35 rows for large families
• Automated dashboard with remaining balance and percentage used
• Category breakdown: gifts, decorations, food, travel, cards, wrapping

What's Inside

Five tabs for complete holiday spending management. All formulas unlocked and visible. Zero macros — works in Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice.

• Dashboard — total budget, total spent, remaining balance, percentage used, category breakdown
• Gift Tracker — person, relationship, gift idea, store, budget, actual cost, ordered, received, wrapped, auto-status
• Other Expenses — decorations, food, travel, cards, wrapping with budget vs. actual per category
• Card List — name, address, sent, received with running totals
• Instructions — step-by-step guide for beginners

Who Is This For?

Built for families who want to enjoy the holidays without January debt. Track every gift, every decoration, every meal — and know exactly where your money went.