# Free family expense tracker template

> Download a free family and household expense tracker for Excel and Google Sheets: monthly budget by category, spent and left, and who paid what. No sign-up.

Canonical: https://www.traxpend.com/templates/family-expense-tracker
Last updated: 2026-10-16

A monthly household expense tracker for Excel and Google Sheets. Log each expense, set a budget per category, and see what is left and who has paid what.

Download: https://www.traxpend.com/templates/traxpend-family-expense-tracker.xlsx

## What is inside

### Expenses

One row per expense: date, description, category, who paid and the amount.

### Budget

A monthly budget per category. Spent, Left and % used fill in by themselves.

### Who paid

Each earner’s share of household costs, what they actually paid, and the balance between you.

## Preview

| Category | Monthly budget | Spent | Left | % used |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housing | 18,000 | 18,000 | 0 | 100% |
| Groceries | 9,000 | 7,600 | 1,400 | 84% |
| Utilities | 3,500 | 2,939 | 561 | 84% |
| Education | 6,500 | 6,500 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 46,500 | 40,239 | 6,261 | 87% |

## Limits

- Only one person can comfortably edit it at a time, usually on a laptop.
- Nobody gets a warning when a category is about to run out.
- Recurring bills like rent and school fees have to be typed again every month.

## FAQ

### Is this family budget template free?

Yes. Download it, change it and share it with your family. No sign-up and no email needed.

### Does it work in Google Sheets?

Download the file, open Google Sheets, choose File → Import → Upload, pick the file and select “Create new spreadsheet”. The formulas carry over.

### Which currency does it use?

Any. Type plain numbers in your own currency, whether rupees, dollars, euros or pounds. The template has no currency symbols.

### Can I track several months?

Make a copy of the file each month, or add a Month column to the Expenses sheet and filter by it.

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