Budget Calculator Help & Instructions

Step 1

Enter your monthly income after taxes in the top input field labeled Monthly Income.

Budget Calculator with the Monthly Net Income field highlighted in the sidebar.

Step 2

Enter your monthly spending in each main category - Savings, Housing, Utilities, etc. You don’t have to use all the categories provided and you can rename sub categories to better fit your situation using the Edit Name - pencil icon button.

Use the [+ Add Sub Category] button at the bottom to add a new spending field.

Budget Calculator showing Savings category selected with subcategory expense fields and edit buttons.

Step 3

Once you’ve entered all your expenses, click the [View Final Budget] button to view your budget summary worksheet. Use the [Print Budget] button to print your budget or the [ Export to Excel] button to save an Excel version of your budget to your computer. Use [Share via Email]  to recommend the calculator to a friend

Budget Summary page showing completed budget with Print, Download Excel, and Share via Email buttons.
Browser print dialog with Save as PDF option highlighted in the Destination dropdown.

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