The Budget Blueprint: Interactive Budget Tracker

Stop guessing what your next home project is going to cost. This free interactive Excel tracker does the math for you — no formulas to figure out, no app to download, just plug in your budget and go.

How it works:

Set your total project budget, and the tracker automatically sets aside a contingency reserve based on your project type and skill level — the same formula from my budget planning framework. Log your line items as you shop (description, category, estimated vs. actual, date bought), and everything else updates itself:

📊 Your category breakdown, so you always know where the money's actually going
🚦 A color-coded budget bar that flags you at 70% and 90% spent — before you're already over
🗓️ A weekly spend summary that builds itself from your purchase dates, no extra logging

Whether you're planning a $200 weekend refresh or a $20,000 built-in, this keeps you from finding out you're over budget only when it's too late to fix.

Opens right in Excel or Google Sheets — no sign-up, no subscription, just download and start planning.

Do your best, caulk the rest.

The Budget Blueprint: Interactive Budget Tracker

How it works:

📊 Your category breakdown, so you always know where the money's actually going
🚦 A color-coded budget bar that flags you at 70% and 90% spent — before you're already over
🗓️ A weekly spend summary that builds itself from your purchase dates, no extra logging

Whether you're planning a $200 weekend refresh or a $20,000 built-in, this keeps you from finding out you're over budget only when it's too late to fix.

Opens right in Excel or Google Sheets — no sign-up, no subscription, just download and start planning.

Do your best, caulk the rest.