Printable Personal Budget Template

Using a personal budget template is probably one of the best ways around to save money and stick to a budget month after month.

If you're budgeting out of a personal income or allowance, this is the template you need to use. It has lots of categories for you to track your spending. It will help you keep track of where your money is going and to make increasingly better financial decisions with each passing month.

If you want a budget worksheet then download our free personal budget worksheet created in Microsoft Excel.

How you use it

Want to download the template first, then jump straight to download.

1. Print It: You can easily print this PDF personal budget template. Just click the print button on Adobe to get it going.

2. Personalise It: Make sure this budget fits your life by adding in extra spending categories. Feel free to cross off those that don't apply to you and to write in extra categories you need for your budget.

3. Budget It: Go through and write down all your budgeted spending in each category. For zero based budgeting, the best kind if you're trying to really watch your spending, you should end up with a zero when you subtract all your spending from your income or allowance.

4. Save It: Make sure you're saving money each month by setting aside a little something in savings at the beginning of the month. Whether it's for a specific yearly purpose (holiday, insurance or Christmas) or just for a rainy day, you'll feel more financially secure when you're saving money on a monthly basis.

5. Update It: Keep your budget current by tracking what you are spending at least once a week, if not every few days. It won't take long, and it will help you stay on track with your budget.

6. Check It: At the end of the month, update your personal budget template with the numbers you've been tracking each week. Subtract what you spent from the amount budgeted to complete your "difference" column.

7. Adjust It: Every month, look carefully at that difference column. If you're spending too much, look up some money saving tips to help you get your budget under control. If you're under-spending in some major categories, put that extra money to use elsewhere. Learn from each month as you go so that your budget keeps getting better and better.

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