Download your blank monthly budget sheet
This blank, fully customizable monthly budget sheet simplifies your calculations. It will give you an overview of your finances and allow you to better manage your money each month!
What should you include in your monthly budget?
Establishing a budget is not very complicated: it simply requires writing down your total revenue, and then subtracting your total expenses in order to arrive at the amount that is left over and available.
It’s important to list everything that goes into or comes out of your account. Be honest and realistic because that’s the only way to have an accurate picture of your finances. Leaving certain things out could skew the results, making the exercise ineffective.
The following list offers suggestions for budget items to include in your blank monthly budget sheet to make sure you don’t forget anything.
Define your income
The income column should include all sources of income, such as:
- Your net salary (yours and your spouse’s, if applicable)
- Alimony (if applicable)
- Rental income (if applicable)
- Government or other benefits (if applicable)
- Retirement pensions (if applicable)
- Investment income (if applicable)
- Tax refunds (if applicable)
- Any other source of income
List your expenses
The expense column must include all expenses related to your personal consumption or lifestyle, such as:
- Rent or mortgage payments
- Food expenses
- Transportation costs (gas, transit pass)
- Recurring bills (electricity, telephone, Internet, television and other recurring costs)
- Insurance payments (car, home, etc.)
- Credit card payments
- Unreimbursed health care expenses
- All other expenses (shopping, SAQ, restaurants and entertainment, gifts, car care, hairdresser, skin care, kids’ extracurricular activities, etc.)
Once you complete your monthly budget sheet, you’ll have a precise and true picture of your finances. Then you can start to set goals and plan your monthly budget for the short, mid and long terms.
