Bill Tracker · Free · No account
A short bills tracker for students and renters.
The renter setup is the short version: six categories, Rent, Energy, Phone and internet, Transport, Insurance and Other, with a Provider column and the Payments sheet. There are no contract, essential or split columns, so each bill is a few cells in a row.
- Excel 2016 and later
- Calculations checked in LibreOffice and Google Sheets
- Choose a starting setupChoose a starting setup or start with a blank bill list.
- Set categories, payment methods, currency and columnsWrite your bill categories and your ways of paying, one per line. Direct debit and Standing order are treated as paid automatically.
- Choose whether to include PaymentsAdd a Payments sheet if you want to record payments separately.
- Choose the layout and print settingsChoose the layout, theme, fonts, date format, row capacity and paper size.
- Check the preview and downloadCheck the preview, then download the .xlsx workbook. Start in row 6 of the Bills sheet: type the amount, how often and the first due date, and the workbook works out the next due date.
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Preview: Student or renter bills tracker. Change the selected dates, categories or layout to update the preview.
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What you get
What is different in this setup
- Six categories, starting with Rent and Energy.
- No Contract end or Essential columns.
- Payments sheet still marks each bill paid or missed.
Sheets included (6)
- Start HereHow the workbook works, what each sheet is for and the settings used.
- BillsEvery regular bill, once. Start typing in row 6.
- PaymentsEach bill paid, one row per payment. The Bills sheet uses it for ✓ Paid and ● Missed.
- SummaryThe monthly and yearly cost, what is coming up and anything missed. Worked out from the Bills and Payments sheets.
- ListsEdit the white lists to change dropdown choices. Shaded lists are fixed because formulas use those names.
- SettingsValues used by the workbook, such as reminder windows. Change them here.
File details
- Made for
- Excel 2016 and laterThe download is an .xlsx workbook.
- LibreOffice
- No calculation errors in our testLibreOffice recalculated every formula in the workbook with no error values, such as #VALUE! or #N/A.
- Google Sheets
- Calculations matched Excel in our testGoogle Sheets removes sheet protection and repeated print headings.
- Apple Numbers
- Some calculations do not workMany calculations on the Summary sheet and the Bills sheet do not work in Apple Numbers. Numbers converts list-based dropdowns to plain cells and removes colour markers, sheet protection, frozen headings and number and date validation. Use Excel for these calculations and features.
- Calculations
- The Start Here sheet lists the calculations used in this workbook. Results update from the entries you add.
- Builder privacy
- The builder runs in your browser. The entries used to make the workbook stay on your device. How the utilities work
Questions
Are my builder entries sent to Due Form?
No. The builder uses them in your browser to make the workbook on your device.
Information is sent to Due Form when you submit a form or use another service described on the How it works page.
Can I add a split with housemates?
Yes. Switch on ‘Split between’ in the builder, or start from the shared household setup.
Can I track a weekly rent?
Yes. Choose Weekly, Every 2 weeks or Every 4 weeks as how often, and the monthly and yearly cost is worked out from it.
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