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title: "Holiday Budget Calculator: Gifts, Travel and Food | MCC"
description: "Enter gifts, travel, food, decorations, events and charity to see the total and how much to set aside each month or week. Free and private."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/tools/holiday-budget-calculator"
---

Free tool

# Holiday budget calculator

## Overview

Add up the whole holiday season and see what to set aside each month.

Want this tracked every month? Wrenfold keeps your budget on your own device. [See Wrenfold](/personal-finance)

People you buy gifts for

Average spent per person ($)

Travel ($)

Food and hosting ($)

Decorations and cards ($)

Events and parties ($)

Charity ($)

Other ($)

Already set aside ($, optional)

Months until the holidays (optional)

Excel workbook · $14

### Holiday and Gift Budget Tracker

Set the total first, track every gift, and see what is left before the holiday arrives.

[See what is inside ($14)](/toolkits/holiday-gift-budget-tracker) [Free sample](/toolkits/holiday-gift-budget-tracker#free-starter)14-day full refund

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How it works

## How it works

Gifts are the number of people times the amount per person. Add travel, food and hosting, decorations and cards, events, charity and anything else for the total. Subtract what you have already set aside, then divide the rest by the months or weeks left to see the amount to save. Compare the total with what you spent last year if you can find it.

FAQ

## About this calculator

**How much should I spend?**

There is no standard amount. Choose a total you can afford without borrowing, then split it among the categories.

**What gets left out most often?**

Shipping, wrapping, travel and extra groceries.

**What if I go over?**

Cut the list or the per-person amount first, not the total.

**Is anything saved?**

No. The math runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent to us.

Related: [how to set a holiday budget](/tools/guides/how-to-set-a-holiday-budget), [savings goal calculator](/bookkeeping/savings-goal-calculator), [holiday gift budget tracker](/toolkits/holiday-gift-budget-tracker). See [all free tools](/free-tools). More free tools: [Cooking measurement converter](/tools/cooking-measurement-converter), [GPA calculator](/tools/gpa-calculator), [Tip and bill split calculator](/tools/tip-and-bill-split-calculator), or [see all free tools](/free-tools).

General information, not tax or legal advice. [How we write and check our tools](/editorial-standards).

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Excel workbook

### Holiday and Gift Budget Tracker

Set the total first, track every gift, and see what is left before the holiday arrives.

[See what is inside ($14)](/toolkits/holiday-gift-budget-tracker) [Try the free starter](/toolkits/holiday-gift-budget-tracker#free-starter)

Also in the [Shared Living and Holidays Bundle](/toolkits/shared-living-and-holidays-bundle): 3 products for $35 instead of $47 separately.

Wrenfold

### Keep this going in a budget you own

Wrenfold keeps accounts, budgets, bills and goals on your own computer or iPhone, with budgets that roll over each month. Bring in a bank CSV or your You Need A Budget file, or keep balances current through SimpleFIN Bridge, a separate service you sign up for. $79 once, with an optional $5 a month for updates; the app keeps working if you stop. The free trial records up to 60 entries.

[See Wrenfold](/personal-finance) [Compare the three apps](/software)

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