Christmas Budget & Gift Planner 2026 – Spreadsheet for Google Sheets & Excel

Plan every Christmas gift, stay on budget and never miss an order-by date. One spreadsheet does the maths for you.

WHAT IT DOES

• Dashboard with 8 live numbers: total budget, gifts planned, spent so far, left to spend, % of gifts done, overdue, order now, days to Christmas, plus two charts

• Budget per person: planned vs spent, remaining and % used, with a red flag when someone goes over

• Gift tracker: store, link, planned and actual price, status Idea → Ordered → Bought → Wrapped → Given, order-by date with automatic “Order now” and “Overdue” reminders

• To Buy tab made for your phone: everything not bought yet, nearest deadline first

• Extras: food, decorations, cards and postage, wrapping, travel, parties

• Price Watch for Black Friday: set a target price and it says “Buy now” when the price hits it

• BONUS Gift Exchange: Secret Santa draw for 3–30 people with exclusions (for example couples) and a ready-to-send message for each person

WORKS WITH

Google Sheets (free Google account), Microsoft Excel 2010 and newer (Windows/Mac) and LibreOffice. Any currency. Room for 40 people and 200 gifts.

WHAT YOU GET

• Blank spreadsheet (.xlsx) + example version with sample data

• 3-page quick-start guide (PDF)

GOOD TO KNOW

• This is a digital download. Nothing is shipped.

• Anyone you share the file with can see every row, so don’t share it with people on your list. The Secret Santa organiser can see all pairs.

• The Price Watch tab does not fetch prices automatically. You type today’s price.

• Designed with the free Inter font (built into Google Sheets). Excel uses a similar font if Inter is not installed.

• Made by JB Automations. Formulas, layout and design are our own. AI tools helped with code and copy; every formula is tested (20 test cases in English and Norwegian).

• Includes English AND Norwegian versions (Julebudsjett og gaveliste 2026).

• For personal use. Please don’t resell or share the file.

— NORSK —

Planlegg hver julegave, hold budsjettet og rekk alle bestillingsfrister. Regnearket regner for deg.

• Oversikt med 8 nøkkeltall: totalbudsjett, planlagt, brukt, igjen, % gaver ferdig, for sent, bestill nå, dager til jul – og to grafer

• Budsjett per person med rødt varsel når noen går over

• Gaveliste med butikk, lenke, planlagt og faktisk pris, status Idé → Bestilt → Kjøpt → Pakket → Gitt og bestillingsfrist med automatisk «Bestill nå» og «For sent»

• Handleliste for mobilen: alt som ikke er kjøpt, nærmeste frist først

• Andre utgifter: julemat, pynt, julekort og porto, gavepapir, reise, julebord

• Prisvakt for Black Week: sett en målpris, så sier den «Kjøp nå»

• BONUS: Nissetrekning for 3–30 personer med unntak (f.eks. par) og ferdig melding til hver person

Virker i Google Sheets, Excel 2010 og nyere og LibreOffice. Plass til 40 personer og 200 gaver. Du får tom fil + eksempelfil + hurtigstart (PDF). Digital nedlasting, ingenting sendes i posten. Til personlig bruk.