Plan what you want to spend each fortnight, then see how your real spending compared. Set savings goals and see it all on one dashboard.
You set a budget, then spend the fortnight guessing whether you're on track.
Weekly groceries, monthly phone, quarterly power. Turning it all into one fortnightly number is fiddly.
"Save for Christmas" is hard to act on without knowing how much to put aside each pay.
Your pay, your rent, and what you want to spend on each category. Pick how often each one is paid.
Saving for something? Type the goal, the amount and the date on the Savings Goals tab.
Type it into Budget vs Actual, or import your bank transactions.
See what's left each fortnight and where your money went.
The free budget covers planned vs actual for one pay. Budget Plus adds savings goals with a weekly target, costs that can be weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly, a view you can switch to any period, and your biggest overspends ranked.
It's built for Microsoft Excel, and we recommend using it there.
No. Importing is optional. You can type your actual spending straight into the Budget vs Actual tab.
No. Nothing connects to your accounts. Your data stays in your own file.
No. This is an educational budgeting tool, not personalised financial advice.
You get immediate access to the downloadable file. The Start Here tab walks you through setup.
One spreadsheet for your fortnightly budget, actual spending and savings goals.
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