How to Use the Family Budget Planner
Add each household income source and expense category (including custom categories specific to your family's situation), and the planner totals everything to show your overall household budget picture — entries are saved in your browser so the budget persists between visits.
The Family Budget Planner supports custom categories for household-specific costs — here's how to set it up.
Adding income and custom categories
Add each income source (both earners, if applicable) and create custom expense categories that reflect your household's actual costs — including irregular categories like school expenses or childcare, rather than relying only on generic default categories.
Tracking over time
Since entries are saved locally in your browser, returning to update the budget as the month progresses (or reviewing it together as a household) keeps it an accurate, living picture rather than a one-time snapshot that goes stale.