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Christmas gift budget template — how much to put aside each week until December 24
Short answer. Put in who is on your gift list and what you plan to spend: you get the total, the weekly amount until Christmas Eve and a gift tracker to print. Your budget: gifts, kids, wrapping, stocking stuffers, cards, hosting, travel — your own amounts (Your plan).
- Order online gifts with time to spare — about two weeks beforetype the date
- Wrap everything — the weekend beforetype the date
Check your own case.
Planning suggestions, not rules. The calculator counts weekly deposits from today.
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Christmas gift budget · tracker
Your Christmas in dollars — and how much to put aside each week until December 24
Put in who is on your list and what you plan to spend on gifts, wrapping, cards, hosting and travel. You get the total, the weekly amount and a gift tracker to print. No sign-up.
Want a reminder on each deposit day until Christmas Eve?
The calendar file works without an account. The reminder needs a free account to know where to send it.- Put aside the weekly amount: the table shows every date until Christmas Eve.
- Use the gift tracker: budget, actual, tick when bought.
- Print the list and keep receipts for returns.
All amounts are yours: the fields show examples, not prices or averages. Weekly deposits run from today until the day before your date; the last one adjusts.
Lida, Layers template assistant
Tell me who is on your list and I will show you how much to put aside each week.
The gift tracker below is ready to print.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Your budget | Gifts, kids, wrapping, stocking stuffers, cards, hosting, travel — your own amounts | Your plan |
| Weekly deposits | Equal amounts every week from today until the day before your date; the last one adjusts | How the calculator counts |
| Gift tracker | Name, gift idea, budget and what you actually spent — tick when bought | Excel, «Gift list» sheet |
All amounts are yours: the fields show examples, not prices or averages.
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
List the people
Everyone you buy for, and the kids separately.
2
Set a budget per person
The calculator multiplies and adds wrapping, cards, hosting and travel.
3
See the weekly amount
The table shows every deposit until Christmas Eve.
4
Track as you buy
Write what you actually spent next to the budget.
5
Print the list
Tick each gift when it is bought and wrapped.
Questions
How much should I spend on Christmas gifts?
It depends on your family — put in your own numbers; the fields are only examples. The total and the weekly amount change as you type.
How do I stay on budget?
Set a budget per person before you shop, keep one list, and write the actual amount next to it. The Excel tracker adds it up.
Is there a Google Sheets version?
Download the Excel file: it opens in Google Sheets and keeps the formulas.
Other documents
Keep the papers in one place
Letters, receipts and notices in one folder you can share with family or a lawyer. The templates and the editor are free; Layers is free for up to 20 people.
A budget and a list, not financial advice.