--- title: "Budget planner (Free PDF) | Grid & Calendar" description: "Compare planned and actual amounts by category. Free PDF in Letter, A4, Legal, or A5. Choose your layout and check the exact preview." url: https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/budget/ updated: 2026-10-03 site: "Grid & Calendar" language: en --- # Budget planner Compare planned and actual amounts by category. ## Your print preview 1 page ![Budget planner on US Letter, portrait. First page of 1.](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/budget/preview/?year=2026&month=10&country=none&week_start=monday&paper=letter&orientation=portrait&style=minimal¬es=0&week_numbers=0&grid=1-4-inch&ruling=college&variant=default&rows=10&days=30&title=&recipient=&issuer=&message=&amount=&date=&start_month=1&age=all&sheet=0) US Letter · Portrait · Print at 100% ## Ready to print? [US Letter PDF](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/budget/pdf/?year=2026&month=10&country=none&week_start=monday&paper=letter&orientation=portrait&style=minimal¬es=0&week_numbers=0&grid=1-4-inch&ruling=college&variant=default&rows=10&days=30&title=&recipient=&issuer=&message=&amount=&date=&start_month=1&age=all) [A4 PDF](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/budget/pdf/?year=2026&month=10&country=none&week_start=monday&paper=a4&orientation=portrait&style=minimal¬es=0&week_numbers=0&grid=1-4-inch&ruling=college&variant=default&rows=10&days=30&title=&recipient=&issuer=&message=&amount=&date=&start_month=1&age=all) [Landscape PDF](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/budget/pdf/?year=2026&month=10&country=none&week_start=monday&paper=letter&orientation=landscape&style=minimal¬es=0&week_numbers=0&grid=1-4-inch&ruling=college&variant=default&rows=10&days=30&title=&recipient=&issuer=&message=&amount=&date=&start_month=1&age=all) Choose actual size or 100% scale in your printer settings. Match the paper tray to your PDF. ## Put this page to work Enter your planned and actual amounts for each category. Work out the difference and totals by hand. Choose a paper size and orientation before downloading. Print in black and white at actual size. Data and layout updated 2026-10-02. [Sources & font licenses](https://gridandcalendar.com/sources/) ### Read the printable contents 1 page, 215.9 × 279.4 mm. The PDF uses these dimensions. PNG and SVG previews are scaled views; print the PDF at actual size or 100%. ### Page 1 text and headings - Budget planner - Week / date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - Category | Planned | Actual | Difference - Income - Housing - Utilities - Food - Transport - Health - Subscriptions - Personal - Savings - Debt - Other - Total Blank cells, writing lines and measured grids retain the dimensions and spacing described below. Certificate placeholders are informal examples; personalized text is used only for your requested preview and download. ## Before you print ### How do I use this Budget planner? Enter your planned and actual amounts for each category. Work out the difference and totals by hand. ### Is this printable free? Yes. Download the PDF for free, without signing up or providing an email address. ### How do I print at the right size? Choose the same paper size in the generator and printer. Print the downloaded PDF at actual size or 100% scale, with no fit-to-page resizing. ### Can I change the paper or orientation? Yes. Letter, A4, Legal, and A5 are available in portrait and landscape. The printable is redrawn for the size you choose. ### Can I use this without JavaScript? Yes. Set your options, choose Update preview to review them, then choose Download PDF. ## A few more blank pages [Weekly planner](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/weekly/) [Daily planner](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/daily/) [Monthly planner](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/monthly/) [Meal planner](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/meal/) [Workout planner](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/workout/) [Study planner](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/study/) ## Default example inputs - **Paper**: US Letter; choices: US Letter, A4, US Legal, A5 - **Orientation**: Portrait; choices: Portrait, Landscape - **Style**: Minimal; choices: Minimal, Classic, Bold, Soft - **Title (optional)**: not supplied [Run this reproducible public example](https://gridandcalendar.com/planners/budget/?paper=letter&orientation=portrait&style=minimal&title=). These are non-personal printable defaults. Match the PDF paper size and print at actual size or 100%; previews are scaled and cannot establish physical measurements. Confirm important closures with the original holiday source. Submitted inputs and personal results are excluded from this public catalogue.