Weekly Budget Planner

Weekly budget spreadsheet for any year: give every category a budget, log what comes in and goes out in one list, and pick any week to see what you spent, what is left and how the year is going, with over-budget categories in red.

WHAT IT DOES

• Type each amount the way you pay it: weekly, every 2 weeks, monthly or yearly. The planner turns it into a weekly budget (monthly x 12 / 52, yearly / 52)
• Categories in six groups: income, bills, needs, wants, savings and debt. Up to 40 categories
• One transactions list: date, description, category from a drop-down and amount. No weekly tabs to copy
• Dashboard: pick a week (weeks start on Monday) and see income, spending, the weekly budget and what is left, for every group and every category, with a progress bar and over-budget amounts in red
• Year to date: everything spent up to the week you pick against your weekly budgets added up, so a big monthly bill doesn't hide whether you are on track
• Weeks tab: all 53 weeks of the year with income, spending by group, what is left and running year-to-date totals
• Chart of spending vs your weekly budget for the last 12 weeks
• Works for any year (change one cell), with room for 2,000 transactions. Any currency
• Prefer to budget by month? Our Monthly Budget Tracker does that; this one budgets by week

WHAT YOU GET

• Weekly-Budget-Planner.xlsx (blank: starter categories, amounts ready for yours)
• Weekly-Budget-Planner-with-Sample-Data.xlsx (a filled-in example: 18 categories, January to mid September)
• Quick-start guide (PDF)

HOW YOU GET IT

Digital download. After checkout you get a download page right away, plus a receipt by email. Nothing is shipped.

COMPATIBILITY

• Microsoft Excel 2016 or newer (Windows or Mac) and Excel for the web
• Google Sheets: upload the .xlsx to Google Drive, open it, then File > Save as Google Sheets
• Needs a computer or tablet with a spreadsheet app. This is not an app or a printable planner, and it does not connect to your bank

GOOD FOR

Anyone paid weekly or who simply thinks in weeks: see each week's spending against a weekly budget, and whether the year is on track.

PLEASE NOTE

A personal budgeting tool, not financial advice. For your own personal use; please don't resell or share the files.

DISCLAIMER

This template is a planning tool and does not replace advice from a qualified or licensed professional (such as an accountant, financial advisor or lawyer). Check the results before you rely on them.

HOW IT WAS MADE

Designed by VARS Digital with AI-assisted tools. Every formula is checked before release, and the sample file shows each tab working.

QUESTIONS

Email varsdigitals@gmail.com and we'll help you get set up.