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Plan smarter, track every dollar, and stay on budget with an all-in-one Notion Budgeting Planner Template with Dashboard, a powerful companion inside the Ultimate Notion Finance Template.
With automated calculations, visual progress bars, and category reports — so you can start managing your personal finances in minutes, not hours.
This planner is designed for anyone who wants a clear, organized, and stress-free way to manage money, especially if you:
See exactly how the Budgeting Planner works in action—watch the full video walkthrough now:
Automatic Calculations & Rollups – Your income, spending, and remaining budget are all calculated for you in real-time. No need to manually total your expenses at the end of the month — the template does it for you.
Colored Visual Views – The dashboard combines progress bars, category reports, and monthly comparisons, giving you both a big-picture overview and the detail needed for smarter money decisions.
Fast, No-Fuss Setup – You can start budgeting in minutes. All databases, relations, and formulas are already configured — you just enter your income, set category budgets, and track your spending.
Keeps You Accountable – Overspending is instantly visible with red progress bars, while underspending shows in green, so you can make immediate adjustments before it’s too late.
With the 50/30/20 budgeting method, your income is split into three main categories: 50% Needs, 30% Wants, and 20% Savings/Debt.
Start in the Income Calculator. Add your estimated monthly income from all sources — salary, side hustles, freelance work, or any other streams.
The template automatically tracks how much you’ve already planned to spend and shows your Remaining to Budget.
Go to the Budget Categories section. Assign budget amounts (or percentages) to your main categories — Needs, Wants, Savings, Debt, and Investments.
The template automatically calculates the available amount for each category based on your income.
Open the Subcategory database and set specific amounts for each item — for example, under Needs: Rent, Groceries, Insurance; under Savings: Emergency Fund, General Savings. The template tallies up totals for each main category so you can see how much you’ve allocated.
Whenever you spend, log it in the Expense Tracker.
Choose the subcategory, enter the account used, and input the amount.
The template automatically links it to the right main category and updates your spending progress bars.
Head to your Budget Report. Here, green progress bars show categories within budget, while red bars highlight overspending.
You can also see exactly how much is left to spend for each category.
Switch to your Monthly Review or create a filtered view of past months (e.g., July vs. August) to see which categories stayed within budget and which went over.
This helps you spot spending patterns and make adjustments for the next month.
Use the Gallery View for a more visual breakdown of each category’s budget and spending.
Switch back to Table View when you want to quickly edit amounts or add new items.
Whether you follow the 50/30/20 rule or zero-based budgeting, the template adapts. Use percentages for a quick setup, or assign every dollar until your “Remaining to Budget” is zero for maximum control.
With the Ultimate Notion Finance Template, you’ll have your budget, spending, subscriptions, debts, and investments all connected — so start managing your money in Notion and make every dollar count.
The Notion Budgeting Planner Template is a pre-built budgeting system inside Notion that helps you track income, allocate spending by category, and manage monthly budgets with automation. It includes a built-in Notion budget calculator, allowing you to break down your income into savings, debt, needs, and wants — without having to create your own formulas from scratch.
The built-in Notion budget calculator automatically allocates your income based on customizable percentage rules. Once you enter your estimated monthly income, the system calculates how much budget is available for each main category. It then lets you distribute that total into detailed sub-categories while showing your "Left to Spend" amount in real-time.
Yes! This template supports multiple income sources. You can link or unlink different income pages within the income database and assign percentages to each main category. It’s ideal for freelancers, dual-income households, or users with side hustles.
Yes, this Notion template supports the 50/30/20 budgeting rule (50% needs, 30% wants, 20% savings). You can customize the percentage allocation for each category to match this or any other budgeting framework you prefer.
Yes, the template supports zero-based budgeting in Notion. You can allocate 100% of your income across various categories like savings, debt repayment, and daily expenses, ensuring every dollar has a job.
No coding or formula experience is required. The automated calculations are already built into the system. Just input your income and category percentages — the template handles the math for you. Just make sure not to change key page titles linked to formulas.
This tracker is part of the Ultimate Notion Finance Template — a complete system that also includes budgeting, spending, subscription, investment, and more. Start managing your money in one integrated Notion dashboard!