Personal Budget

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Starting Balance 1,500 [42] Total Avg

Total Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NET (Income - Expenses) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Projected End Balance 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
Monthly
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total Average

INCOME
Wages & Tips 0 0
Interest Income 0 0
Dividends 0 0
Gifts Received 0 0
Refunds/Reimbursements 0 0
Transfer From Savings 0 0
Other 0 0
Other 0 0
Total INCOME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HOME EXPENSES
Mortgage/Rent 0 0
Home/Rental Insurance 0 0
Electricity 0 0
Gas/Oil 0 0
Water/Sewer/Trash 0 0
Phone 0 0
Cable/Satellite 0 0
Internet 0 0
Furnishings/Appliances 0 0
Lawn/Garden 0 0
Maintenance/Supplies 0 0
Improvements 0 0
Other 0 0
Total HOME EXPENSES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRANSPORTATION
 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total Average
Vehicle Payments 0 0
Auto Insurance 0 0
Fuel 0 0
Bus/Taxi/Train Fare 0 0
Repairs 0 0
Registration/License 0 0
Other 0 0
Total TRANSPORTATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEALTH
Health Insurance 0 0
Doctor/Dentist 0 0
Medicine/Drugs 0 0
Health Club Dues 0 0
Life Insurance 0 0
Veterinarian/Pet Care 0 0
Other 0 0
Total HEALTH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHARITY/GIFTS
Gifts Given 0 0
Charitable Donations 0 0
Religious Donations 0 0
Other 0 0
Total CHARITY/GIFTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DAILY LIVING
Groceries 0 0
Personal Supplies 0 0
Clothing 0 0
Cleaning 0 0
Education/Lessons 0 0
Dining/Eating Out 0 0
Salon/Barber 0 0
Pet Food 0 0
Other 0 0
Total DAILY LIVING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ENTERTAINMENT
 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total Average
Videos/DVDs 0 0
Music 0 0
Games 0 0
Rentals 0 0
Movies/Theater 0 0
Concerts/Plays 0 0
Books 0 0
Hobbies 0 0
Film/Photos 0 0
Sports 0 0
Outdoor Recreation 0 0
Toys/Gadgets 0 0
Vacation/Travel 0 0
Other 0 0
Total ENTERTAINMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAVINGS
Emergency Fund 0 0
Transfer to Savings 0 0
Retirement (401k, IRA) 0 0
Investments 0 0
Education 0 0
Other 0 0
Total SAVINGS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OBLIGATIONS
Student Loan 0 0
Other Loan 0 0
Credit Card Debt 0 0
Alimony/Child Support 0 0
Federal Taxes 0 0
State/Local Taxes 0 0
Other 0 0
Total OBLIGATIONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SUBSCRIPTIONS
Newspaper 0 0
 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total Average
Magazines 0 0
Dues/Memberships 0 0
Other 0 0
Total SUBSCRIPTIONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MISCELLANEOUS
Bank Fees 0 0
Postage 0 0
Other 0 0
Other 0 0
Total MISCELLANEOUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Instructions
This personal budget spreadsheet is meant to help you create a budget for an entire year.
Doing this will help you make predictions about where you may stand financially
in the future. If you are moving, changing jobs, purchasing a home, or making other
major life changes, it is essential to plan for many months down the road.

1. Edit/Create/Delete categories and subcategories

Use row operations, such as deleting or inserting an entire row.
The subtotal formulas are set up to allow this type of editing without messing up the
formulas, but you should always insert a row ABOVE the last row in the group or
BELOW the first row, so that the formulas stretch to include the row you added.
2. Verify that all of the subtotal formulas are correctly summing the correct cells
3. Modify the month headings as needed, to start with a different month
4. Enter your starting balance at the top of the worksheet.
5. Fill in the income and expenses for the year
a. You can copy and paste cells as needed
For example, enter an average fuel cost in Jan, and copy it across through Dec
b. Include large lump payments in the months in which they will likely occur
or use the approach of averaging the cost across each month. When using the
averaging approach, consider that your actual balance may not reflect the predicted
balance for the month. If you use the lump payment approach, it may be easier
to compare actual balances, but make sure you have enough saved.
c. Add cell comments as needed to help explain costs. For example, you might
include the names of Birthdays in comments for the Gifts Given category

Updating the Balance Each Month

If your actual balance at the end of a month is substantially different than the projected balance,
you may want to overwrite the formula in the "Projected End Balance" with your actual balance,
to update the projections for the rest of the year.