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Estimated Monthly Budget

A one-page worksheet for comparing income, giving, expenses, savings, debt, and monthly margin.

By Crown Financial Ministries1 page in the original

Monthly Income

Gross Monthly Income

$__________________

Income SourceEstimated Monthly Amount
Salary$__________________
Interest$__________________
Dividends$__________________
Other Income$__________________

Less

DeductionEstimated Monthly Amount
1. Tithe/Giving$__________________
2. Taxes (Federal / State / Fica)$__________________

Net Spendable Income: $__________________

Monthly Living Expenses

3. Housing

Housing Total: $__________________

Housing ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Mortgage/Rent$__________________
Insurance$__________________
Property taxes$__________________
Cable TV$__________________
Electricity$__________________
Gas$__________________
Water$__________________
Sanitation$__________________
Telephone$__________________
Maintenance$__________________
Internet service$__________________
Other$__________________

4. Food

Food Total: $__________________

5. Transportation

Transportation Total: $__________________

Transportation ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Payments$__________________
Gas & Oil$__________________
Insurance$__________________
License/Taxes$__________________
Maintenance$__________________
Replacement$__________________
Other$__________________

6. Insurance

Insurance Total: $__________________

Insurance ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Insurance$__________________
Life$__________________
Health/Dental$__________________
Disability$__________________
Other$__________________

7. Debts

Not including house or auto.

Debts Total: $__________________

8. Entertainment/Recreation

Entertainment/Recreation Total: $__________________

Entertainment/Recreation ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Eating out$__________________
Babysitters$__________________
Activities/Trips$__________________
Vacation$__________________
Pets$__________________
Other$__________________

9. Clothing

Clothing Total: $__________________

10. Savings

Savings Total: $__________________

11. Medical / Dental

Medical / Dental Total: $__________________

Medical / Dental ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Doctor$__________________
Dentist$__________________
Prescriptions$__________________
Other$__________________

12. Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Total: $__________________

Miscellaneous ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Toiletries/Cosmetics$__________________
Beauty/Barber$__________________
Laundry/Cleaners$__________________
Allowances$__________________
Subscriptions$__________________
Gifts$__________________
Other$__________________

13. Investments

Investments Total: $__________________

14. School / Childcare

School / Childcare Total: $__________________

School / Childcare ExpenseEstimated Monthly Amount
Tuition$__________________
Materials$__________________
Transportation$__________________
Childcare$__________________

Total Living Expenses: $__________________

How the Month Turns Out

CalculationAmount
Net Spendable Income$__________________
- Total Living Expenses$__________________
$__________________